Township government · Guernsey County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Madison Township took in $174 thousand and spent $252 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes98%State tax money2.3%

What stands out

24%

of Madison 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 taxes98%

Property tax
74%$129 thousand
Other taxes
24%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and public utility taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$23 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs31%Parks, recreation and libraries7.1%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%

What stands out

7.1%

of Madison Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$144 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$144 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$79 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Madison Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Madison 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.