Township government · Guernsey County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oxford Township took in $426 thousand and spent $482 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes94%Fines and other3.1%County and local tax money2.3%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

35%

of Oxford Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes94%

Property tax
59%$250 thousand
Other taxes
35%$151 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$10 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking84%Running the government and other costs9.5%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%

What stands out

84%

of Oxford Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
84%$406 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$406 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$46 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other government-run businesses
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$30 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oxford 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 Oxford 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.