Township government · Hocking County, OH

Good Hope Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Good Hope Township took in $1.3 million and spent $428 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes97%County and local tax money2.4%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

11%

of Good Hope 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 taxes97%

Property tax

86%$1.1 million

Other taxes

11%$140 thousand

What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes

Motor fuel taxes$140 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state

0.5%$7 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

2.4%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails76%Running the government and other costs24%

What stands out

76%

of Good Hope 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

76%$326 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$326 thousand

Running the government and other costs

24%$102 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)

Other and not broken out$62 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Good Hope 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 Good Hope 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.