Township government · Wood 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 $761 thousand and spent $288 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 taxes86%Fines and other5.7%County and local tax money5.5%Fees for services2.1%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

84%

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

Township taxes86%

Property tax
84%$642 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and other service charges
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$7 thousand

County and local tax money5.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.5%$42 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

18%

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
44%$127 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$127 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$102 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$45 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$52 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 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.