Township government · Licking County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Newark Township took in $988 thousand and spent $549 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%County and local tax money24%Federal tax money4.1%State tax money0.9%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

24%

of Newark Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes70%

Property tax

66%$650 thousand

Other taxes

4.1%$41 thousand

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses

Occupation and business licenses$40 thousand
Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government

4.1%$41 thousand

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state

0.9%$9 thousand

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

24%$238 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other

0.9%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking27%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

41%

of Newark 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

41%$227 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$227 thousand

Running the government and other costs

30%$167 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$74 thousand
Other and not broken out$73 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

27%$147 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$147 thousand

Interest on debt

1.5%$8 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Newark 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 Newark 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.