Township government · Hocking County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marion Township took in $850 thousand and spent $393 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes72%Federal tax money15%Fines and other12%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

15%

of Marion Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes72%

Property tax
71%$607 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$125 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$10 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$104 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Roads, transit and parking49%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

50%

of Marion 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%

Running the government and other costs
50%$198 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$124 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
49%$194 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$194 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marion 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 Marion 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.