Township government · Franklin County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jackson Township took in $26.2 million and spent $21.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes78%County and local tax money9.5%State tax money7.6%Fines and other3.2%Federal tax money1.9%

What stands out

9.5%

of Jackson Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes78%

Property tax
77%$20.3 million
Other taxes
0.7%$195 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility licenses$84 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$61 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$49 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$493 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$2.0 million

County and local tax money9.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.5%$2.5 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$828 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails82%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Sent to other local governments1.7%

What stands out

82%

of Jackson Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
82%$18.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$17.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$30 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$239 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$234 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$996 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$996 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$370 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$357 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$13 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jackson 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 Jackson 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.