City government · Athens County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Athens took in $22.1 million and spent $29.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)71%City taxes18%Federal tax money6.7%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

71%

of Athens' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes18%

Business income tax
8.6%$1.9 million
Property tax
4.6%$1.0 million
Other taxes
2.5%$563 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$446 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$59 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
2.2%$483 thousand

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$15.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$5.7 million
  • Water$4.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Garbage collection$2.2 million
  • Parking$574 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$1.5 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$972 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs6.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Interest on debt4.2%

What stands out

47%

of Athens' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$13.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$6.5 million
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$615 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$7.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.2 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
  • Parking$657 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.5%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$468 thousand
  • Government buildings$287 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$77 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Interest on debt
4.2%$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Athens. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Athens 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.