Township government · Muskingum County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Falls Township took in $1.4 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes89%State tax money5.7%Fines and other5.3%

What stands out

87%

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

Township taxes89%

Property tax
87%$1.2 million
Other taxes
1.9%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$77 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$72 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking39%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Health and hospitals<0.1%

What stands out

21%

of Falls 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%

Running the government and other costs
40%$521 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$521 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
39%$510 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$510 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$279 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$279 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Falls 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 Falls 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.