Township government · Licking 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 $1.7 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes78%State tax money11%Fines and other5.6%Fees for services (hospital bills)4.4%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

10%

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 taxes78%

Property tax
68%$1.1 million
Other taxes
9.9%$165 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$22 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$74 thousand
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills
  • Hospital bills$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$175 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$29 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$94 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs23%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

42%

of Madison 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$605 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$601 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$487 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$487 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$333 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$232 thousand
  • Government buildings$74 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$2 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. 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.