Township government · Clark County, OH

Bethel Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bethel Township took in $2.9 million and spent $2.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes51%Fines and other39%Fees for services (parks and recreation)5.1%State tax money5.0%

What stands out

38%

of Bethel Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Township taxes51%

Property tax
42%$1.2 million
Other taxes
9.2%$268 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$234 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$28 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$148 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and parks and recreation
  • Other government-run businesses$133 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.0%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
5.0%$146 thousand

Fines and other39%

Interest, rents and other
38%$1.1 million
Fines
0.4%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails68%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs6.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%

What stands out

68%

of Bethel Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
68%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Police$113 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$535 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$535 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$146 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$51 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$29 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bethel Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Bethel Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.