Township government · Sandusky 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 $476 thousand and spent $662 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 taxes92%State tax money5.7%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

91%

of Washington Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes92%

Property tax
91%$432 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$27 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs17%Health and hospitals3.2%

What stands out

21%

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
59%$392 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$392 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$136 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$136 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$113 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$113 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.2%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 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.