Township government · Guernsey 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 $331 thousand and spent $56 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes68%Federal tax money24%County and local tax money6.6%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

47%

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 taxes68%

Other taxes
47%$157 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes
  • Motor fuel taxes$157 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
21%$69 thousand

Federal tax money24%

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

From the federal government
24%$79 thousand

County and local tax money6.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.6%$22 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails89%Interest on debt11%

What stands out

89%

of Richland 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
89%$50 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$6 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. 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.