Township government · Ross County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Springfield Township took in $557 thousand and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Township taxes75%County and local tax money17%Fines and other5.6%State tax money2.3%

Township taxes75%

Property tax

68%$379 thousand

Other taxes

3.9%$22 thousand

What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; estate and gift taxes and 1 more

Motor vehicle licenses$18 thousand
Estate and gift taxes$3 thousand
Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax

3.2%$18 thousand

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state

2.3%$13 thousand

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

17%$94 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other

5.6%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs99%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

99%

of Springfield 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

99%$1.7 million

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out

Other and not broken out$1.7 million

Interest on debt

0.5%$9 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Springfield 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 Springfield 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.