Township government · Mercer 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 $442 thousand and spent $238 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes83%State tax money17%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

39%

of Hopewell 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 taxes83%

Property tax
44%$193 thousand
Other taxes
39%$173 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$22 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$75 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking29%Health and hospitals4.6%Interest on debt1.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

31%

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%

Running the government and other costs
33%$78 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$74 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$73 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$70 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$70 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.6%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 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.