Township government · Hamilton County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Symmes Township took in $11.9 million and spent $11.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes81%Fines and other9.2%Federal tax money5.5%State tax money4.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.3%

What stands out

5.5%

of Symmes Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes81%

Property tax
77%$9.2 million
Other taxes
3.0%$362 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$190 thousand
  • Other licenses$129 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$24 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$18 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.6%$67 thousand

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$40 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$651 thousand

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$498 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$1.1 million
Fines
0.1%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Sent to other local governments11%Interest on debt2.9%

What stands out

11%

of Symmes 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
37%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$4.2 million
  • Police$41 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$2.2 million
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)$1.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$320 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
11%$1.2 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$1.2 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$333 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Symmes 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 Symmes 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.