Township government · Harrison County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Freeport Township took in $1.7 million and spent $578 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes97%Federal tax money1.1%County and local tax money0.9%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

18%

of Freeport 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 taxes97%

Property tax
80%$1.4 million
Other taxes
18%$303 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$139 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$19 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$16 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails7.1%Sent to other local governments1.9%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

70%

of Freeport 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
70%$403 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$403 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$117 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$75 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.1%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$11 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$11 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Freeport 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 Freeport 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.