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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Defiance took in $278 thousand and spent $230 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)36%State tax money18%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

11%

of Defiance's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes41%

Property tax
30%$84 thousand
Sales tax
11%$31 thousand

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$100 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$51 thousand
  • Garbage collection$25 thousand
  • Sewer$23 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$51 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$11 thousand
Fines
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%Roads, transit and parking3.9%Sent to other local governments3.0%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

57%

of Defiance's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
57%$130 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$105 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$64 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$32 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
  • Water supply$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$7 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$9 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.0%$7 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$7 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Defiance. 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 Defiance 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.