Township government · Belmont County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Richland Township took in $1.9 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes90%Fines and other7.5%State tax money2.9%

What stands out

85%

of Richland Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes90%

Property tax
85%$1.7 million
Other taxes
4.5%$87 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$56 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$146 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking74%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals5.6%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%

What stands out

74%

of Richland Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
74%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$273 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$252 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.6%$96 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$96 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$70 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$70 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Richland 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 Richland 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.