Township government · Highland County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brushcreek Township took in $649 thousand and spent $522 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes95%Fines and other4.2%State tax money1.2%

What stands out

91%

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

Township taxes95%

Property tax
91%$590 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$8 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$15 thousand
Fines
1.8%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails75%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

75%

of Brushcreek 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
75%$390 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$279 thousand
  • Fire protection$111 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$86 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$86 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.4%$28 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brushcreek 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 Brushcreek 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.