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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Ravenna took in $3.1 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)52%City taxes32%Fines and other8.0%State tax money5.8%County and local tax money2.5%

What stands out

10%

of Ravenna's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes32%

Property tax
18%$573 thousand
Other taxes
10%$326 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$326 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.1%$98 thousand

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Water$257 thousand
  • Sewer$150 thousand
  • Garbage collection$79 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$181 thousand

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$80 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$251 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

11%

of Ravenna's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$383 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$339 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$295 thousand
  • Government buildings$59 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$702 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; police and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$409 thousand
  • Police$179 thousand
  • Fire protection$114 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$479 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$226 thousand
  • Sewer systems$140 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$113 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$335 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$251 thousand
  • Libraries$84 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$333 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$333 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$97 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ravenna. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Ravenna 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.