Township government · Scioto County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rush Township took in $304 thousand and spent $715 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes94%Fines and other3.9%State tax money2.0%

What stands out

10%

of Rush 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 taxes94%

Property tax
85%$257 thousand
Other taxes
9.5%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$6 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs22%Health and hospitals5.7%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

28%

of Rush 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%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$311 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$311 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$202 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$202 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$157 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)$154 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.7%$41 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$41 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rush 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 Rush 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.