Township government · Hamilton County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Columbia Township took in $4.2 million and spent $2.9 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 taxes74%County and local tax money26%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

26%

of Columbia Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes74%

Property tax
71%$3.0 million
Other taxes
1.9%$82 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
0.6%$27 thousand

County and local tax money26%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
26%$1.1 million

Fines and other0.2%

Fines
0.2%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments54%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs9.4%

What stands out

54%

of Columbia Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
54%$1.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$655 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$655 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$416 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$416 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$273 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$247 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Columbia 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 Columbia 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.