Township government · Meigs County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Scipio Township took in $347 thousand and spent $273 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes77%County and local tax money22%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

45%

of Scipio 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 taxes77%

Other taxes
45%$157 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
32%$110 thousand

County and local tax money22%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
22%$78 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%

What stands out

33%

of Scipio 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%

Roads, transit and parking
65%$177 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$177 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$90 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$47 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 1 more
  • Gas supply$4 thousand
  • Water supply$1 thousand
  • Electric power$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Scipio Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Scipio 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.