Township government · Montgomery 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 $2.1 million and spent $868 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes86%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)14%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

14%

of Jackson Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes86%

Property tax
77%$1.6 million
Other taxes
9.1%$187 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes
  • Motor fuel taxes$187 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$287 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and parks and recreation
  • Garbage collection$237 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$2 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails69%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

69%

of Jackson 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
69%$598 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$598 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$172 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$172 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$93 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$93 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$5 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.