Township government · Franklin County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blendon Township took in $8.0 million and spent $6.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes93%Fines and other5.5%Fees for services1.2%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

89%

of Blendon Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes93%

Property tax
89%$7.1 million
Other taxes
3.4%$275 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and estate and gift taxes
  • Other licenses$262 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$95 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$43 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$387 thousand
Fines
0.7%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails71%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs9.6%Social services3.9%Health and hospitals3.8%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

71%

of Blendon Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
71%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$4.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$780 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$780 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.6%$657 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$574 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$83 thousand
Social services
3.9%$270 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$270 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$257 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$257 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Blendon Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Blendon 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.