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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Meadville took in $1.2 million and spent $916 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Fees for services (electric power, water)46%Fines and other3.7%City taxes2.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

47%

of Meadville's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes2.3%

Property tax
1.2%$14 thousand
Sales tax
0.6%$7 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$560 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$337 thousand
  • Water$119 thousand
  • Sewer$74 thousand
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$569 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$3 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities94%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%Roads, transit and parking1.7%Interest on debt1.6%Running the government and other costs0.5%

What stands out

94%

of Meadville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
94%$858 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$453 thousand
  • Electric power$318 thousand
  • Water supply$63 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.7%$16 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$16 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Meadville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Meadville 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.