Township government · Muskingum County, OH

Blue Rock Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blue Rock Township took in $397 thousand and spent $351 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes81%Federal tax money9.1%County and local tax money9.1%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

37%

of Blue Rock Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes81%

Property tax
44%$176 thousand
Other taxes
37%$147 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money9.1%

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

From the federal government
9.1%$36 thousand

County and local tax money9.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.1%$36 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

68%

of Blue Rock Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
68%$240 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$240 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$75 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$50 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Blue Rock 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 Blue Rock 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.