Township government · Richland 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 $2.1 million and spent $1.7 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 taxes76%County and local tax money23%State tax money0.6%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

23%

of Washington 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 taxes76%

Property tax
63%$1.3 million
Other taxes
13%$283 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$199 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$71 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$13 thousand

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$484 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs11%

What stands out

24%

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
65%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$427 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$427 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$186 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other government-run businesses
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$182 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$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.