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Hamilton County

County in Ohio · Wikipedia

Part of: Ohio

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827,878 Population FY 2023

Taxes this government levies

Levies we can source to Hamilton County as the levying government, quoted from the official sources linked on each row. Overlapping governments (state, county, regional authorities) levy their own taxes on the same residents — the calculator links below combine the full stack.

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Other governments taxing residents here

The taxes above are only part of a resident's bill. These overlapping governments levy their own taxes on the same households — each name links to that government's page.

  • Ohio — State income tax graduated schedule, top rate 3.125% · State sales tax 5.75%

What households actually pay

Beta: source-backed tax context only. This is not a personalized tax-burden estimate.

The two sections above list the tax rules for Hamilton County. Here we track the source-backed dollar amounts households here actually pay — typical property-tax bills, fees, and similar figures — filling this in as we load them for each place.

Component Summary Effective Coverage Sources
OH property tax policy (county administration) Ohio real property tax is administered locally, with county auditors serving as assessors and county treasurers issuing and collecting tax bills. R.C. 5713.01 and R.C. 323.13 current as accessed April 19, 2026. Needs review Ohio Revised Code 5713.01 (county auditor as assessor); Ohio Revised Code 323.13 (county treasurer tax billing)
ACS owner-occupied median property tax
Best current homeowner-bill proxy for this Census geography; reported bills can include state, county, municipal, and applicable local real-estate tax layers.
 $3,461 ACS median real-estate taxes paid by owner-occupied housing units. ACS2023 Source observation available Hamilton County Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023
Property-tax revenue per resident
Government revenue context only; use this to benchmark a single government's revenue, not to estimate taxes owed.
 $403 source-backed property-tax revenue per resident for this government; not a household tax bill. FY2024 Source observation available Hamilton County Ohio FY2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
Property-tax revenue per occupied household
Government revenue context only; this excludes other applicable property-tax layers unless those governments' rows are separately loaded.
 $947 source-backed property-tax revenue per occupied household for this government; not a typical homeowner tax bill. FY2024 Source observation available Hamilton County Ohio FY2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

Community Profile

Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates

14.9% Poverty Rate 2023
41.4% Bachelor's+ Rate 2023
5.0% Unemployment Rate 2023
59.0% Homeownership Rate 2023
Median Household Income
$70,816 (2023)
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2010 2023
Per Capita Income
$44,328 (2023)
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2010 2023
Median Home Value
$225,700 (2023)
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2010 2023
Median Gross Rent
$1,005 (2023)
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2010 2023
Median Age
36.9 (2023)
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2010 2023
Gini Index
0 = perfect equality · 1 = perfect inequality
0.5 (2023)
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2010 2023
Financial Documents (14)
Year Title Type
2024 Hamilton County Ohio FY2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report ACFR_PROPERTY_TAX_REVENUE
2023 Hamilton County Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023 US_CENSUS_ACS5
2022 Hamilton County Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2022 US_CENSUS_ACS5
2021 Hamilton County Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2021 US_CENSUS_ACS5
2019 Hamilton County Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2019 US_CENSUS_ACS5
Governance & Structure
Governance Structure
Structure
Not specified
Fiscal Autonomy
Not specified
ICMA Recognition
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Notes
None
School Details

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Geographic Relationships

This entity is within

  • Wholly within: Ohio

Within this entity

Data: NYS Comptroller · CA State Controller · US Census Bureau benchmarkusa.org