Township government · Guernsey 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 $657 thousand and spent $476 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes93%Fees for services5.8%County and local tax money0.8%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

25%

of Jackson 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
65%$430 thousand
Other taxes
25%$163 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$23 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.0%$20 thousand

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$38 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$5 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Health and hospitals4.2%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

38%

of Jackson Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$206 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$206 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$182 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other government-run businesses$165 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$65 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.2%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$3 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.