Township government · Ross 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 $2.0 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%Fees for services29%State tax money18%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

29%

of Scioto Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes49%

Property tax
39%$805 thousand
Other taxes
9.5%$195 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$137 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$46 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$597 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and other service charges
  • Other government-run businesses$302 thousand
  • Other service charges$295 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$361 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$13 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$77 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking18%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

36%

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%

Running the government and other costs
45%$844 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other government-run businesses$552 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$222 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$38 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$671 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$671 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$345 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$345 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$14 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.