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University Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), University Heights took in $2.5 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes77%Fines and other10%State tax money7.4%Federal tax money3.6%Fees for services1.6%

What stands out

66%

of University Heights' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes77%

Property tax
66%$1.7 million
Other taxes
11%$275 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$212 thousand
  • Other licenses$43 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$40 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$92 thousand

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$187 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$234 thousand
Fines
0.7%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Sent to other local governments7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

38%

of University Heights' 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%$860 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$692 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$89 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$41 thousand
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$762 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$708 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$217 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$175 thousand
  • Public transit$42 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.3%$164 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$164 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$157 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$88 thousand
  • Libraries$69 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$54 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$46 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$46 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of University Heights. 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 University Heights 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.