ZIP 45216 · Cincinnati, OH

Seven governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 45216: 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 45216?
45216 is served by the State of Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati City School District, the City of Cincinnati, Springfield Township, the Village of Elmwood Place and Saint Bernard-Elmwood Place Cy School District. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Ohio spent $103.2 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Hamilton County spent $1.38 billion (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Cincinnati City School District spent $849 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), City of Cincinnati spent $1.11 billion (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Springfield Township spent $26.6 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Village of Elmwood Place spent $985 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) and Saint Bernard-Elmwood Place Cy School District spent $22.2 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 45216?
Of the governments serving 45216, Cincinnati City School District collected $412 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Hamilton County collected $334 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), City of Cincinnati collected $101 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Springfield Township collected $19.9 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Saint Bernard-Elmwood Place Cy School District collected $7.7 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and Village of Elmwood Place collected $280 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 45216.

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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: Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Springfield Township and Elmwood Place

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 45216

Cincinnati City School District$412 million

50% of its $816 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Hamilton County$334 million

22% of its $1.52 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

City of Cincinnati$101 million

7.0% of its $1.46 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Springfield Township$19.9 million

67% of its $29.6 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Saint Bernard-Elmwood Place Cy School District$7.7 million

34% of its $22.8 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Village of Elmwood Place$280 thousand

35% of its $797 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 county

Hamilton County

$1.38 billion budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Ohio Auditor of State.

Where the money comes from

County taxes35%Fees for services27%Fines and other19%Grants from federal, state and local governments19%
Full Hamilton County breakdown

County taxes35%

Property tax
22%$334 million
Sales tax
12%$189 million
Other taxes
0.5%$7.8 million

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$408 million

Grants from federal, state and local governments19%

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
19%$286 million

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
17%$264 million
Fines
1.8%$26.8 million
Hamilton County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Social services22%Health and hospitals17%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.2%All other spending7.1%
Full Hamilton County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$451 million
Social services
22%$305 million
Health and hospitals
17%$236 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$188 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$100 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$40.4 million
Housing and community development
2.1%$28.4 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
1.6%$21.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$7.6 million
Hamilton County page →

Your cities and towns

City of Cincinnati

$1.11 billion budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Ohio Auditor of State.

About 70% of this ZIP is in Cincinnati.

Where the money comes from

City taxes40%Fines and other33%Fees for services21%Grants from federal, state and local governments5.5%
Full Cincinnati breakdown

City taxes40%

Individual income tax
31%$446 million
Property tax
7.0%$101 million
Other taxes
2.4%$35.1 million

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$311 million

Grants from federal, state and local governments5.5%

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
5.5%$80.5 million

Fines and other33%

Interest, rents and other
33%$479 million
Fines
0.3%$4.8 million
Cincinnati page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.2%Debt payments (principal and interest)6.9%Health and hospitals6.0%All other spending13%
Full Cincinnati breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$381 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$346 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.2%$103 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
6.9%$77.1 million
Health and hospitals
6.0%$66.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$61.1 million
Housing and community development
4.4%$49.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$30.3 million
Cincinnati page →

Springfield Township

$26.6 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 18% of this ZIP is in Springfield Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes69%Fines and other14%State tax money13%Fees for services4.0%
Full Springfield Township breakdown

What stands out

13%

of Springfield Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Township taxes69%

Property tax
67%$19.9 million
Other taxes
2.1%$632 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$632 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$3.8 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$3.9 million
Fines
0.9%$279 thousand
Springfield Township page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails65%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%Interest on debt0.8%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

65%

of Springfield Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Full Springfield Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
65%$17.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$10.4 million
  • Fire protection$6.9 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$5.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$446 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$446 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$215 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$176 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$176 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$45 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$45 thousand
Springfield Township page →

Village of Elmwood Place

$985 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021.

About 12% of this ZIP is in Elmwood Place.

Where the money comes from

Village taxes50%Fines and other23%Fees for services (garbage collection)13%State tax money6.9%Federal tax money6.4%
Full Elmwood Place breakdown

What stands out

17%

of Elmwood Place's money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes50%

Property tax
35%$280 thousand
Other taxes
15%$119 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$91 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$106 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$106 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$51 thousand

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$55 thousand

Fines and other23%

Fines
17%$138 thousand
Interest, rents and other
6.0%$48 thousand
Elmwood Place page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails74%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Running the government and other costs7.0%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

74%

of Elmwood Place's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Full Elmwood Place breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
74%$733 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$475 thousand
  • Fire protection$211 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$47 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$119 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$119 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.0%$69 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$69 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$60 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$60 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$4 thousand
Elmwood Place page →

Your schools

Cincinnati City School District

$849 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Ohio Auditor of State.

About 85% of this ZIP is in Cincinnati City School District.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes58%Grants from federal, state and local governments39%Fines and other2.6%Fees for services0.7%
Full Cincinnati City School District breakdown

School district taxes58%

Property tax
50%$412 million
Other taxes
7.0%$57.4 million

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$6.1 million

Grants from federal, state and local governments39%

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
39%$320 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$21.2 million
Cincinnati City School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges91%Debt payments (principal and interest)9.1%
Full Cincinnati City School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
91%$772 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
9.1%$77.0 million
Cincinnati City School District page →

Saint Bernard-Elmwood Place Cy School District

$22.2 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Ohio Auditor of State.

About 11% of this ZIP is in Saint Bernard-Elmwood Place Cy School District.

Where the money comes from

Grants from federal, state and local governments56%School district taxes34%Fines and other8.1%Fees for services2.1%
Full Saint Bernard-Elmwood Place Cy School District breakdown

School district taxes34%

Property tax
34%$7.7 million
Other taxes
0.3%$67 thousand

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$469 thousand

Grants from federal, state and local governments56%

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
56%$12.8 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$1.8 million
Saint Bernard-Elmwood Place Cy School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges97%Debt payments (principal and interest)2.5%
Full Saint Bernard-Elmwood Place Cy School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$21.7 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
2.5%$563 thousand
Saint Bernard-Elmwood Place Cy 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
Ohio page →
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.

Hamilton 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.

Cincinnati City 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.

City of Cincinnati. 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.

Springfield Township. 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.

Village of Elmwood Place. 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.

Saint Bernard-Elmwood Place Cy 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.

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.

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.