Township government · Greene 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 $584 thousand and spent $589 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money20%Fines and other11%Federal tax money8.7%Fees for services7.2%

What stands out

8.7%

of Jefferson Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes54%

Property tax
52%$303 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes
  • Motor fuel taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$42 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$51 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$114 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$64 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

27%

of Jefferson 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%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$261 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$261 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$161 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$83 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$78 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$159 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$159 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$8 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.