Township government · Harrison 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 $146 thousand and spent $163 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes81%Fees for services11%State tax money6.2%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

11%

of Washington Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes81%

Property tax
77%$113 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$9 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs18%Health and hospitals2.5%

What stands out

25%

of Washington 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%

Roads, transit and parking
55%$89 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$89 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$29 thousand
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)$27 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 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. 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 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.