Township government · Scioto County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Morgan Township took in $179 thousand and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Township taxes93%Fines and other6.7%

Township taxes93%

Property tax
85%$153 thousand
Other taxes
7.8%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$12 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

53%

of Morgan 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
53%$844 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$525 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$301 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$532 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$532 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$211 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$211 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Morgan 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 Morgan 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.