Township government · Adams County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Meigs Township took in $524 thousand and spent $338 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other42%Township taxes38%State tax money20%

What stands out

42%

of Meigs Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes38%

Property tax
38%$198 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$107 thousand

Fines and other42%

Interest, rents and other
42%$219 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Roads, transit and parking44%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

46%

of Meigs 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
46%$154 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$140 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
44%$149 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$149 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$32 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Meigs 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 Meigs 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.