Township government · Fairfield 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 $985 thousand and spent $417 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 taxes95%County and local tax money4.3%Fines and other0.5%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

7.2%

of Richland 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 taxes95%

Property tax

88%$863 thousand

Other taxes

7.2%$71 thousand

What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes

Estate and gift taxes$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state

0.4%$4 thousand

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

4.3%$42 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other

0.5%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails15%

What stands out

41%

of Richland Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

45%$186 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$186 thousand

Running the government and other costs

41%$169 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$169 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

15%$62 thousand

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

Fire protection$62 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.