Township government · Morgan County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Center Township took in $438 thousand and spent $199 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes59%State tax money22%Fines and other11%Federal tax money8.4%

What stands out

38%

of Center 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 taxes59%

Other taxes
38%$165 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
21%$92 thousand

Federal tax money8.4%

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

From the federal government
8.4%$37 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$98 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails0.5%

What stands out

45%

of Center Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$108 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$108 thousand
Running the government and other costs
45%$90 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$84 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Center 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 Center 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.