Township government · Mercer County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Jefferson Township took in $817 thousand and spent $540 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes88%Fees for services11%State tax money0.7%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

79%

of Jefferson Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes88%

Property tax
79%$648 thousand
Other taxes
8.4%$69 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Estate and gift taxes$56 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$91 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$6 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs63%Roads, transit and parking37%

What stands out

37%

of Jefferson Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
63%$338 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$231 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$80 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
37%$202 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$202 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

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.