Township government · Lawrence 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 $54 thousand and spent $133 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other44%Township taxes30%State tax money26%

What stands out

44%

of Symmes Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes30%

Property tax
30%$16 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$14 thousand

Fines and other44%

Interest, rents and other
44%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails3.0%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

75%

of Symmes Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
75%$100 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$100 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$28 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$1 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. 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 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.