Township government · Hamilton County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Springfield Township took in $29.6 million and spent $26.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%Fines and other14%State tax money13%Fees for services4.0%

What stands out

13%

of Springfield Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Township taxes69%

Property tax
67%$19.9 million
Other taxes
2.1%$632 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$632 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.2 million

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%$3.8 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$3.9 million
Fines
0.9%$279 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails65%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%Interest on debt0.8%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

65%

of Springfield Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
65%$17.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$10.4 million
  • Fire protection$6.9 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$5.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$446 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$446 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$215 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$176 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$176 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$45 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Springfield Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Springfield 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.