Township government · Meigs County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rutland Township took in $471 thousand and spent $427 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes73%State tax money21%Fines and other5.5%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

33%

of Rutland 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 taxes73%

Property tax
40%$188 thousand
Other taxes
33%$156 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$100 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Social services1.6%

What stands out

67%

of Rutland Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
67%$284 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$284 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$91 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$47 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$45 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
Social services
1.6%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rutland 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 Rutland 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.