Township government · Fairfield County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Walnut Township took in $3.7 million and spent $2.2 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 taxes91%County and local tax money8.0%Fees for services0.9%Fines and other0.2%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

8%

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

Township taxes91%

Property tax
86%$3.2 million
Other taxes
5.3%$198 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Estate and gift taxes$154 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$31 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$34 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$3 thousand

County and local tax money8.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.0%$299 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails70%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%

What stands out

70%

of Walnut Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
70%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
21%$474 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$474 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.9%$154 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$78 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$45 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Walnut 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 Walnut 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.