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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Solon took in $6.3 million and spent $9.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%Fines and other10%State tax money6.5%County and local tax money2.6%Federal tax money2.3%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes52%

Property tax
35%$2.2 million
Sales tax
15%$944 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$126 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$112 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$651 thousand
  • Water$533 thousand
  • Garbage collection$219 thousand
  • Other service charges$163 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$147 thousand

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$411 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$163 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$657 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs9.1%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

37%

of Solon'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
37%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$3.2 million
  • Police$87 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$64 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Water supply$541 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$217 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$768 thousand
  • Libraries$447 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$826 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$444 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$365 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$117 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$110 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$87 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$87 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Solon. 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 Solon 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.