Township government · Fayette County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jefferson Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes79%Fees for services13%Federal tax money5.8%County and local tax money1.3%State tax money0.3%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

12%

of Jefferson 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 taxes79%

Property tax
66%$830 thousand
Other taxes
12%$156 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.3%$4 thousand

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$169 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$151 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$72 thousand

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$4 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$16 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals52%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

52%

of Jefferson Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
52%$786 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$786 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$313 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$176 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$58 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$283 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$283 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$117 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$117 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.