Township government · Belmont County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wheeling Township took in $386 thousand and spent $259 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 taxes94%State tax money3.4%Fines and other1.6%Fees for services1.3%

What stands out

89%

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

Township taxes94%

Property tax
89%$344 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes
  • Estate and gift taxes$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$13 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

19%

of Wheeling 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
52%$134 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$134 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$74 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$36 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$50 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wheeling 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 Wheeling 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.