City government · Ashtabula County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ashtabula took in $26.8 million and spent $24.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%State tax money27%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)26%Fines and other3.8%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

30%

of Ashtabula's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes41%

Individual income tax
30%$8.1 million
Property tax
7.5%$2.0 million
Other taxes
2.8%$746 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$430 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$270 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$7.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$4.1 million
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$435 thousand
  • Road charges$341 thousand
  • Housing$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$595 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$7.3 million

Fines and other3.8%

Fines
2.7%$729 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$299 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking6.8%Housing and community development3.8%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

38%

of Ashtabula's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$9.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$6.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$7.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$147 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$3.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Government buildings$558 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$506 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$283 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Housing and community development
3.8%$917 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$424 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$424 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$220 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$156 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$156 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ashtabula. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Ashtabula 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.