Township government · Fairfield County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Greenfield Township took in $3.1 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes76%Fees for services10%Federal tax money9.3%Fines and other3.1%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

10%

of Greenfield 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 taxes76%

Property tax
66%$2.0 million
Other taxes
9.5%$291 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$144 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$81 thousand
  • Other licenses$62 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.5%$16 thousand

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$316 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$190 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$126 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.3%

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

From the federal government
9.3%$285 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$36 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails62%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs7.2%Interest on debt5.4%Health and hospitals1.8%Sent to other local governments1.6%

What stands out

62%

of Greenfield 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
62%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$488 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$488 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.2%$156 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$138 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$118 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$38 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$38 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$34 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$33 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Greenfield 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 Greenfield 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.