Township government · Lawrence County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elizabeth Township took in $102 thousand and spent $237 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes90%State tax money6.9%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

90%

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

Township taxes90%

Property tax

90%$92 thousand

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state

6.9%$7 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other

2.9%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs19%

What stands out

34%

of Elizabeth 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%

Roads, transit and parking

47%$112 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$112 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

34%$80 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$80 thousand

Running the government and other costs

19%$45 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
Other and not broken out$6 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth 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.