Township government · Belmont 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 $1.1 million and spent $997 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes51%State tax money45%County and local tax money2.3%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

14%

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 taxes51%

Property tax
33%$378 thousand
Other taxes
14%$161 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$19 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.7%$42 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$512 thousand

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$26 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking87%Running the government and other costs11%Health and hospitals1.2%Police, fire, courts and jails0.3%

What stands out

87%

of Washington Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
87%$870 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$870 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$112 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$72 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$3 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.