Township government · Franklin County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hamilton Township took in $8.4 million and spent $8.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes95%Fines and other4.4%Federal tax money0.8%Fees for services0.1%

What stands out

92%

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

Township taxes95%

Property tax
92%$7.7 million
Other taxes
3.1%$257 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$163 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$51 thousand
  • Pari-mutuel (betting) taxes$34 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$71 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$331 thousand
Fines
0.5%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails92%Roads, transit and parking3.7%Running the government and other costs3.5%Health and hospitals0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

92%

of Hamilton 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
92%$7.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$6.4 million
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$110 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$309 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$309 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.5%$289 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Government buildings$181 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$82 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$55 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$55 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hamilton Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Hamilton 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.