County government · Warren County, OH

Warren County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Warren County took in $70.3 million and spent $104 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)34%State tax money33%County taxes24%Local tax money4.8%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

34%

of Warren County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes24%

Property tax
20%$14.4 million
Other taxes
3.6%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$23.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$11.1 million
  • Sewer$8.9 million
  • Other service charges$3.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$23.5 million

Local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.8%$3.4 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$2.3 million
Fines
0.6%$452 thousand

Where it goes

Social services46%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Interest on debt3.7%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

46%

of Warren County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Social services
46%$47.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$47.4 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$25.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$22.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$16.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$8.5 million
  • Water supply$8.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$8.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.6 million
Interest on debt
3.7%$3.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$362 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.9%$939 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and probation, parole and other corrections
  • Courts and legal services$627 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$312 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$794 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$794 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$146 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$146 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Warren County. 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 Warren County 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.