Township government · Scioto 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 $1.7 million and spent $1.3 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 taxes92%Fees for services6.3%Fines and other1.3%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

13%

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 taxes92%

Property tax
79%$1.4 million
Other taxes
13%$223 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$223 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$109 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$109 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$14 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs23%Health and hospitals3.3%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

43%

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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$539 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$328 thousand
  • Fire protection$211 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$383 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$383 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$284 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$252 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.3%$41 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$41 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$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. 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.