Township government · Washington County, OH

Waterford Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Waterford Township took in $3.8 million and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other59%Township taxes39%Federal tax money2.0%

What stands out

59%

of Waterford Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes39%

Property tax
38%$1.4 million
Other taxes
0.9%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$33 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money2.0%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.0%$77 thousand

Fines and other59%

Interest, rents and other
59%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails13%

What stands out

13%

of Waterford 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
57%$861 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$861 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$461 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$368 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$42 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$199 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$199 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Waterford Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Waterford 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.