Township government · Fairfield County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Violet Township took in $2.3 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes83%Fines and other17%

What stands out

28%

of Violet Township's money comes from business income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes83%

Property tax
30%$688 thousand
Business income tax
28%$628 thousand
Other taxes
25%$570 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$570 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$389 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs67%Interest on debt17%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Health and hospitals5.3%Roads, transit and parking<0.1%

What stands out

17%

of Violet Township's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
67%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Interest on debt
17%$504 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$299 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$299 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.3%$155 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$155 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking
  • Parking$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Violet 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 Violet 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.