Village government · Richland County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bellville took in $3.4 million and spent $3.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes61%Fees for services (sewer, water)20%Fines and other9.9%County and local tax money9.0%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

30%

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

Village taxes61%

Individual income tax
30%$1.0 million
Property tax
28%$949 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$105 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$56 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$29 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$682 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$444 thousand
  • Water$235 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$2 thousand

County and local tax money9.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.0%$305 thousand

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.7%$296 thousand
Fines
1.2%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs65%Roads, transit and parking20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.2%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Interest on debt1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

65%

of Bellville's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
65%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$102 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$765 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$765 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$276 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$157 thousand
  • Sewer systems$85 thousand
  • Water supply$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$240 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$240 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$39 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Bellville. 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 Village of Bellville 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.