Township government · Gallia County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Harrison Township took in $176 thousand and spent $216 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes93%County and local tax money6.3%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

69%

of Harrison 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 taxes93%

Other taxes
69%$122 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$114 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
23%$41 thousand

County and local tax money6.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.3%$11 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs21%

What stands out

32%

of Harrison 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%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$100 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$100 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$70 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$70 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 government buildings
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Harrison 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 Harrison 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.