Township government · Tuscarawas 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 $377 thousand and spent $323 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes82%State tax money18%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

40%

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 taxes82%

Property tax
42%$159 thousand
Other taxes
40%$149 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$66 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Health and hospitals2.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%Sent to other local governments0.3%

What stands out

25%

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
42%$137 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$137 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$95 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)$46 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$82 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$82 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1 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.