Township government · Licking County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hopewell Township took in $503 thousand and spent $424 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%Township taxes43%Fines and other2.0%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

54%

of Hopewell Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes43%

Property tax
43%$218 thousand

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$274 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals1.7%

What stands out

13%

of Hopewell 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
66%$280 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$280 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$82 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$65 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$55 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hopewell 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 Hopewell 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.