Township government · Hamilton County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sycamore Township took in $36.1 million and spent $29.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money58%Fines and other23%Township taxes17%Fees for services2.1%

What stands out

58%

of Sycamore Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes17%

Property tax
16%$5.7 million
Other taxes
1.1%$405 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$405 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$749 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$749 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$20.9 million

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$8.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Sent to other local governments26%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals3.5%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

26%

of Sycamore Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$10.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$10.2 million
Sent to other local governments
26%$7.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$7.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.0 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$4.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
Health and hospitals
3.5%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.0 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$511 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$167 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$167 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sycamore Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Sycamore 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.