Township government · Licking County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Monroe Township took in $4.9 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%Fees for services24%County and local tax money5.8%Fines and other2.6%Federal tax money1.3%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

24%

of Monroe Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes66%

Property tax
66%$3.2 million
Other taxes
0.6%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Estate and gift taxes$19 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$62 thousand

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$19 thousand

County and local tax money5.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.8%$283 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$126 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails60%Running the government and other costs22%Health and hospitals11%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

60%

of Monroe 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
60%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$781 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$433 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$295 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$53 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$404 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$404 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$216 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$216 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Monroe 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 Monroe 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.