Township government · Highland County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clay Township took in $189 thousand and spent $320 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 taxes81%State tax money10%Fines and other8.5%

What stands out

8.5%

of Clay Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes81%

Property tax
76%$144 thousand
Other taxes
5.3%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$19 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Health and hospitals8.4%

What stands out

8.4%

of Clay Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$173 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$173 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$73 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$73 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$47 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.4%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clay 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 Clay 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.