Township government · Franklin 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 $10.3 million and spent $7.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes92%County and local tax money4.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.1%Fines and other1.0%State tax money0.5%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

21%

of Jefferson Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.2%.

Township taxes92%

Property tax
71%$7.3 million
Other taxes
21%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Public utility licenses$375 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$362 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$212 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Other service charges$180 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$19 thousand

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$47 thousand

County and local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.6%$477 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$106 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails71%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%Interest on debt1.0%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

71%

of Jefferson 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
71%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$5.0 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$920 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$173 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$742 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$742 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$131 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$131 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$72 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 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. 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 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.