Township government · Highland County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fairfield Township took in $221 thousand and spent $408 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 taxes66%County and local tax money14%Fines and other13%State tax money6.3%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

14%

of Fairfield Township's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes66%

Property tax

50%$110 thousand

Sales tax

14%$32 thousand

Other taxes

1.4%$3 thousand

What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes

Estate and gift taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government

1.8%$4 thousand

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state

6.3%$14 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

14%$30 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other

13%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Parks, recreation and libraries34%Roads, transit and parking30%

What stands out

34%

of Fairfield Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs

36%$148 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$104 thousand
Other government-run businesses$33 thousand
Other and not broken out$11 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

34%$137 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$137 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

30%$123 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$123 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fairfield 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 Fairfield 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.