Township government · Licking County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Newton Township took in $1.5 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%Fines and other22%Federal tax money20%State tax money8.1%County and local tax money3.0%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

20%

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

Township taxes47%

Property tax
36%$542 thousand
Other taxes
10%$157 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$297 thousand

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$122 thousand

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$45 thousand

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
22%$333 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails51%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking22%Health and hospitals0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

51%

of Newton 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
51%$613 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$613 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$306 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$208 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$267 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$267 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Newton 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 Newton 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.