Township government · Guernsey County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cambridge Township took in $1.2 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes77%State tax money19%Fines and other3.1%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

15%

of Cambridge Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.2%.

Township taxes77%

Property tax
62%$748 thousand
Other taxes
15%$179 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$29 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$227 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Sent to other local governments25%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails0.3%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

25%

of Cambridge Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$684 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$684 thousand
Sent to other local governments
25%$272 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$272 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$129 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)$71 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cambridge 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 Cambridge 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.