Township government · Fairfield County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pleasant Township took in $3.0 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%State tax money17%Federal tax money10%Fines and other8.5%

What stands out

10%

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

Township taxes64%

Property tax
61%$1.8 million
Other taxes
2.9%$86 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$301 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$509 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$254 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails61%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs9.4%Health and hospitals1.6%

What stands out

61%

of Pleasant 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
61%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
28%$651 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$651 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$219 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$171 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$48 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$38 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pleasant 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 Pleasant 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.