Township government · Seneca 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 $1.3 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation)42%Township taxes37%Federal tax money11%State tax money8.1%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

42%

of Hopewell Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes37%

Property tax
22%$291 thousand
Other taxes
16%$209 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$140 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$40 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$566 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$564 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$143 thousand

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$108 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$19 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Parks, recreation and libraries34%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.7%Health and hospitals1.4%

What stands out

34%

of Hopewell Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$411 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$411 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
34%$383 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$383 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$274 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$211 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$54 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$54 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 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.