ZIP 43076 · Thorn Township, OH

Eight governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 43076: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Ohio governments, the Ohio Auditor of State, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 43076?
43076 is served by the State of Ohio, Northern Local School District, Perry County, Thorn Township, Licking County, Lakewood Local School District, Bowling Green Township and Fairfield County. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Ohio spent $103.2 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Northern Local School District spent $33.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Perry County spent $32.9 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Thorn Township spent $2.2 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Licking County spent $194 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Lakewood Local School District spent $32.9 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Bowling Green Township spent $299 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) and Fairfield County spent $202 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 43076?
Of the governments serving 43076, Fairfield County collected $53.6 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Licking County collected $43.9 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Lakewood Local School District collected $22.2 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Northern Local School District collected $15.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Perry County collected $8.3 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Thorn Township collected $1.5 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) and Bowling Green Township collected $115 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 43076.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Perry County, Licking County, Fairfield County and Thorn Township

Why not this year? Ohio governments with newer filings show figures from the Ohio Auditor of State (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 43076

Fairfield County$53.6 million

25% of its $211 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Licking County$43.9 million

20% of its $224 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Lakewood Local School District$22.2 million

65% of its $34.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Northern Local School District$15.1 million

44% of its $34.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Perry County$8.3 million

25% of its $33.1 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Thorn Township$1.5 million

73% of its $2.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Bowling Green Township$115 thousand

100% of its $115 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your counties

Perry County

$32.9 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 58% of this ZIP is in Perry County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes42%State tax money41%Fees for services (water, sewer)14%Fines and other3.4%
Full Perry County breakdown

What stands out

16%

of Perry County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes42%

Property tax
25%$8.3 million
Sales tax
16%$5.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • Water$934 thousand
  • Sewer$902 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$13.4 million

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$1.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$11 thousand
Perry County page →

Where the money goes

Social services27%Health and hospitals22%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs13%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

27%

of Perry County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Perry County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
27%$8.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8.9 million
Health and hospitals
22%$7.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$4.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$492 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$750 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$409 thousand
  • Water supply$341 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$550 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$455 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$95 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$381 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$381 thousand
Perry County page →

Licking County

$194 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Ohio Auditor of State.

About 32% of this ZIP is in Licking County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes50%Grants from federal, state and local governments29%Fees for services14%Fines and other7.4%
Full Licking County breakdown

County taxes50%

Sales tax
30%$68.4 million
Property tax
20%$43.9 million
Other taxes
0.2%$559 thousand

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$30.4 million

Grants from federal, state and local governments29%

Grants from the federal government, the state and other local governments, which this government's report lists as one amount.

Grants from federal, state and local governments
29%$64.5 million

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$15.5 million
Fines
0.5%$1.1 million
Licking County page →

Where the money goes

Social services33%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking6.2%Health and hospitals3.5%All other spending6.0%
Full Licking County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
33%$64.1 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$60.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$39.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$12.1 million
Health and hospitals
3.5%$6.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$4.4 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
1.9%$3.8 million
Housing and community development
1.4%$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$843 thousand
Licking County page →

Fairfield County

$202 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Ohio Auditor of State.

About 11% of this ZIP is in Fairfield County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes41%Grants from federal, state and local governments28%Fees for services19%Fines and other12%
Full Fairfield County breakdown

County taxes41%

Property tax
25%$53.6 million
Sales tax
15%$31.5 million
Other taxes
0.2%$517 thousand

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$40.5 million

Grants from federal, state and local governments28%

Grants from the federal government, the state and other local governments, which this government's report lists as one amount.

Grants from federal, state and local governments
28%$58.7 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$25.3 million
Fines
0.3%$686 thousand
Fairfield County page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs23%Health and hospitals23%Social services22%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking6.8%All other spending6.6%
Full Fairfield County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
23%$47.2 million
Health and hospitals
23%$45.8 million
Social services
22%$43.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$38.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$13.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.5%$7.1 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
1.6%$3.2 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$2.7 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$323 thousand
Fairfield County page →

Your towns

Thorn Township

$2.2 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Ohio Auditor of State.

About 53% of this ZIP is in Thorn Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes75%Fees for services11%Grants from federal, state and local governments10%Fines and other3.1%
Full Thorn Township breakdown

Township taxes75%

Property tax
73%$1.5 million
Other taxes
2.9%$57 thousand

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$227 thousand

Grants from federal, state and local governments10%

Grants from the federal government, the state and other local governments, which this government's report lists as one amount.

Grants from federal, state and local governments
10%$206 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$62 thousand
Thorn Township page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails61%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs18%Debt payments (principal and interest)2.7%
Full Thorn Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
61%$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$411 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$387 thousand
Debt payments (principal and interest)
2.7%$59 thousand
Thorn Township page →

Bowling Green Township

$299 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021.

About 18% of this ZIP is in Bowling Green Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes100%
Full Bowling Green Township breakdown

What stands out

100%

of Bowling Green Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes100%

Property tax
100%$115 thousand
Bowling Green Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails39%Roads, transit and parking20%

What stands out

39%

of Bowling Green Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Full Bowling Green Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$121 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$63 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$117 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$117 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$61 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$61 thousand
Bowling Green Township page →

Your schools

Northern Local School District

$33.8 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Ohio Auditor of State.

About 70% of this ZIP is in Northern Local School District.

Where the money comes from

Grants from federal, state and local governments51%School district taxes44%Fees for services3.5%Fines and other1.9%
Full Northern Local School District breakdown

School district taxes44%

Property tax
44%$15.1 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$33

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$1.2 million

Grants from federal, state and local governments51%

Grants from the federal government, the state and other local governments, which this government's report lists as one amount.

Grants from federal, state and local governments
51%$17.7 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$667 thousand
Northern Local School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges98%Debt payments (principal and interest)2.5%
Full Northern Local School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$33.0 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
2.5%$835 thousand
Northern Local School District page →

Lakewood Local School District

$32.9 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Ohio Auditor of State.

About 19% of this ZIP is in Lakewood Local School District.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes65%Grants from federal, state and local governments28%Fines and other3.5%Fees for services2.9%
Full Lakewood Local School District breakdown

School district taxes65%

Property tax
65%$22.2 million

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$977 thousand

Grants from federal, state and local governments28%

Grants from the federal government, the state and other local governments, which this government's report lists as one amount.

Grants from federal, state and local governments
28%$9.6 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$1.2 million
Lakewood Local School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges94%Debt payments (principal and interest)6.5%
Full Lakewood Local School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$30.7 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
6.5%$2.1 million
Lakewood Local School District page →

Your state

State of Ohio

$103.2 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

Federal tax money39%State taxes38%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)14%Fines and other8.9%Local tax money0.8%
Full Ohio breakdown

What stands out

0%

of Ohio's money comes from business income taxes.A typical state government gets 3.8%.

State taxes38%

Sales tax
16%$16.3 billion
Other taxes
11%$11.0 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 16 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.84 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$2.78 billion
  • Public utility taxes$1.21 billion
  • Occupation and business licenses$987 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$794 million
  • Tobacco taxes$752 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$527 million
  • Amusement taxes$330 million
  • Corporation licenses$237 million
  • Other licenses$141 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$118 million
  • Driver's licenses$85.0 million
  • Severance taxes$60.6 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$46.3 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$46.0 million
  • Amusement licenses$24.0 million
  • Public utility licenses$1.5 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
10%$10.0 billion
Business income tax
<0.1%$213 thousand

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$14.1 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 8 more
  • Hospital bills$5.38 billion
  • College tuition$5.05 billion
  • Liquor stores$1.76 billion
  • University housing and dining$1.16 billion
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$388 million
  • Other service charges$189 million
  • Housing$69.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$48.0 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$31.3 million
  • Other education charges$570 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money39%

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

From the federal government
39%$38.4 billion

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.8%$811 million

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$8.79 billion
Fines
0.1%$111 million
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Where the money goes

Social services39%Sent to local governments26%Schools and colleges13%Health and hospitals8.5%Roads, transit and parking4.0%All other spending9.9%

What stands out

39%

of Ohio's spending goes to social services.A typical state government spends 31%.

Full Ohio breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
39%$40.0 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$39.7 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$160 million
  • Welfare institutions$53.7 million
  • Veterans' services$21.0 million
Sent to local governments
26%$26.8 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other public welfare and 17 more
  • Sent to school districts$16.6 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$2.21 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.98 billion
  • Sent to local governments: public health$1.43 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$1.34 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$1.30 billion
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$494 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$298 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$194 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$187 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$181 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$151 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$149 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$131 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$92.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$74.9 million
  • Sent to the federal government$30.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$21.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$7.1 million
Schools and colleges
13%$13.3 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$8.68 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$2.49 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.70 billion
  • Other education$405 million
Health and hospitals
8.5%$8.80 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$7.10 billion
  • Public health$1.69 billion
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$4.13 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and toll roads and bridges
  • Roads and highways$3.75 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$385 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$3.53 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.94 billion
  • Police$598 million
  • Courts and legal services$491 million
  • Inspections and regulation$323 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$178 million
Running the government and other costs
2.8%$2.85 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.48 billion
  • Other and not broken out$595 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$456 million
  • Government buildings$187 million
  • Other government administration$132 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$1.47 billion
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$1.44 billion
  • Garbage and solid waste$26.5 million
  • Water supply$10 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$1.45 billion
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$550 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$550 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$181 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$163 million
  • Libraries$18.0 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$171 million
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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Ohio. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Northern Local School District. Ohio Auditor of State, Summarized Annual Financial Reports (unaudited filings), fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Perry County. 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.

Thorn Township. Ohio Auditor of State, Summarized Annual Financial Reports (unaudited filings), fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Licking County. Ohio Auditor of State, Summarized Annual Financial Reports (unaudited filings), fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Lakewood Local School District. Ohio Auditor of State, Summarized Annual Financial Reports (unaudited filings), fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Bowling Green 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.

Fairfield County. Ohio Auditor of State, Summarized Annual Financial Reports (unaudited filings), fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

How these figures are counted. Ohio county, city, village and township figures are the calendar-year annual financial reports filed with the Ohio Auditor of State, and school district figures are the 2024-25 school year, ended June 30, 2025, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. These reports are unaudited. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, internal service funds and money held for others are not counted. The "Debt payments" line includes principal as well as interest, so spending can be higher than the Census figure for the same government. Grants from federal, state and local governments are reported as one amount and are shown together.

Cash basis. Northern Local School District and Thorn Township report on a cash basis, so these are money received and paid out during the year, and a year with a big construction project or loan repayment can show more spending than revenue.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.