Township government · Fairfield County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bloom Township took in $5.4 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes89%Federal tax money7.3%State tax money3.9%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

7.3%

of Bloom Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes89%

Property tax
81%$4.4 million
Other taxes
7.1%$380 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$299 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$47 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$33 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money7.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
7.3%$393 thousand

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$208 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails68%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs7.1%

What stands out

68%

of Bloom 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
68%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
25%$984 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$984 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.1%$282 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$232 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bloom 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 Bloom 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.