Township government · Geauga County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hambden Township took in $673 thousand and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%Federal tax money37%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

37%

of Hambden Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes60%

Property tax

36%$243 thousand

Other taxes

24%$162 thousand

What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more

Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
Motor vehicle licenses$19 thousand
Alcoholic beverage taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money37%

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

From the federal government

37%$247 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.7%$5 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other

2.4%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Interest on debt0.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%

What stands out

31%

of Hambden 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

58%$1.0 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$1.0 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

31%$537 thousand

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

Fire protection$537 thousand

Running the government and other costs

5.8%$101 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
Other and not broken out$30 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
Government buildings$11 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

4.5%$78 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$78 thousand

Interest on debt

0.6%$11 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

0.4%$7 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hambden 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 Hambden 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.