Township government · Williams 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 $706 thousand and spent $759 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes73%Federal tax money13%Fees for services6.8%Fines and other4.0%State tax money3.1%

What stands out

25%

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 taxes73%

Property tax
26%$186 thousand
Other taxes
25%$173 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$29 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
22%$154 thousand

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$48 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and other service charges
  • Other government-run businesses$42 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$95 thousand

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$22 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%

What stands out

42%

of Jefferson Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
50%$376 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$376 thousand
Running the government and other costs
42%$321 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$191 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$36 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$62 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$62 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.