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Villa Hills's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Villa Hills took in $7.7 million and spent $4.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes61%County and local tax money13%Fines and other12%Fees for services (garbage collection)9.9%State tax money3.7%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

14%

of Villa Hills' money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes61%

Property tax
27%$2.1 million
Other taxes
19%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$308 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
14%$1.1 million
Business income tax
2.3%$174 thousand

Fees for services9.9%

Fees for services
9.9%$763 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$736 thousand
  • Other service charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$16 thousand

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$282 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$1.0 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$816 thousand
Fines
1.1%$82 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking21%Sent to other local governments19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Running the government and other costs9.7%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

19%

of Villa Hills' spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Sent to other local governments
19%$941 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$901 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$40 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$730 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$730 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.7%$475 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$475 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$47 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand
Social services
0.4%$20 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Villa Hills. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Villa Hills 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.