Township government · Fairfield County, OH

Rush Creek Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rush Creek Township took in $1.8 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes89%Federal tax money7.3%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

8.1%

of Rush Creek 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 taxes89%

Property tax
80%$1.5 million
Other taxes
8.1%$147 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and alcoholic beverage taxes
  • Motor fuel taxes$146 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$133 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$29 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs9.6%

What stands out

49%

of Rush Creek 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
49%$629 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$629 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
41%$523 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$523 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.6%$123 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$82 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rush Creek 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 Rush Creek 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.