Township government · Guernsey 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 $309 thousand and spent $274 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes96%County and local tax money1.9%Federal tax money1.3%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

96%

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 taxes96%

Other taxes
96%$298 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$153 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$4 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$6 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.3%

What stands out

3.3%

of Jefferson Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
66%$182 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$182 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$83 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$26 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 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.