Township government · Belmont County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Flushing Township took in $411 thousand and spent $218 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes75%County and local tax money10%State tax money9.5%Fees for services5.1%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

39%

of Flushing 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 taxes75%

Other taxes
39%$159 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
36%$150 thousand

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$21 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$39 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$41 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

67%

of Flushing Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
67%$147 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$147 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$46 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Flushing 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 Flushing 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.