County government · Hocking County, OH

Hocking County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hocking County took in $86.1 million and spent $80.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, sewer)58%County taxes25%State tax money13%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

58%

of Hocking County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes25%

Property tax
17%$14.5 million
Sales tax
8.3%$7.2 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$49.9 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$43.5 million
  • Other service charges$5.5 million
  • Sewer$602 thousand
  • Road charges$249 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$11.2 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$2.8 million
Fines
0.6%$554 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals67%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs7.5%Roads, transit and parking6.7%Social services1.6%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

67%

of Hocking County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
67%$54.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$46.7 million
  • Public health$7.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$12.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$8.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.9 million
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$6.1 million
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)$3.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$5.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.4 million
Social services
1.6%$1.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$728 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$728 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$480 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$480 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$267 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$267 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hocking County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Hocking County 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.