Township government · Jackson County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Scioto Township took in $492 thousand and spent $334 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 taxes92%County and local tax money7.3%Fines and other0.4%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

52%

of Scioto Township's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes92%

Sales tax
52%$254 thousand
Property tax
33%$163 thousand
Other taxes
7.3%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$1 thousand

County and local tax money7.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.3%$36 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs81%Roads, transit and parking19%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

81%

of Scioto 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%

Running the government and other costs
81%$270 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$251 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$63 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$63 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Scioto 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 Scioto 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.