Township government · Perry 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 $860 thousand and spent $570 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes93%Fines and other3.0%Fees for services2.9%State tax money0.7%

What stands out

31%

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%

Property tax
63%$538 thousand
Other taxes
31%$265 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$265 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$25 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$6 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals6.0%

What stands out

43%

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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$246 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$246 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$201 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$201 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$89 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$80 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.0%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 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. 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 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.