Township government · Auglaize County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Washington Township took in $458 thousand and spent $337 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes71%Fines and other13%Federal tax money11%County and local tax money4.8%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

34%

of Washington 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 taxes71%

Property tax
37%$168 thousand
Other taxes
34%$156 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
11%$52 thousand

County and local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.8%$22 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$58 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails17%

What stands out

40%

of Washington 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
42%$143 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$143 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$136 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$40 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$58 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Washington 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 Washington 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.