Township government · Pickaway 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 $4.0 million and spent $5.3 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Township taxes60%County and local tax money28%State tax money11%Fees for services1.1%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

28%

of Scioto Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes60%

Property tax
55%$2.2 million
Other taxes
4.9%$194 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$145 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$25 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$23 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$43 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$450 thousand

County and local tax money28%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
28%$1.1 million

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails88%Roads, transit and parking6.5%Running the government and other costs4.2%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

88%

of Scioto Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
88%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$4.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$350 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$350 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.2%$223 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$145 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$79 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. 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.