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Centerville's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Centerville took in $10.1 million and spent $9.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)40%County and local tax money9.6%Fines and other5.1%State tax money4.8%

What stands out

10%

of Centerville's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes40%

Property tax
27%$2.7 million
Other taxes
14%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$596 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$466 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$98 thousand
  • Other licenses$82 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$80 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Water$889 thousand
  • Other service charges$166 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$479 thousand

County and local tax money9.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.6%$967 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Fines
4.4%$443 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking7.7%Sent to other local governments6.5%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

38%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$363 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$66 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$44 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$985 thousand
  • Sewer systems$943 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$936 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$527 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$280 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$129 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$715 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$715 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.5%$607 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$607 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$138 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$99 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$99 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$78 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Centerville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Centerville 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.