Township government · Perry 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 $896 thousand and spent $392 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes78%Federal tax money13%County and local tax money6.4%State tax money2.5%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

21%

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 taxes78%

Property tax
57%$508 thousand
Other taxes
21%$188 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$159 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$119 thousand

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$22 thousand

County and local tax money6.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.4%$57 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails64%Running the government and other costs34%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

64%

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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
64%$252 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$252 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$135 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$112 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$5 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.