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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bexley took in $32.8 million and spent $28.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%State tax money10%Fines and other5.3%

What stands out

44%

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

City taxes56%

Individual income tax

44%$14.4 million

Property tax

9.9%$3.3 million

Other taxes

2.2%$732 thousand

What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses

Other selective sales taxes$394 thousand
Other licenses$338 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services

28%$9.3 million

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more

Water$2.8 million
Sewer$2.7 million
Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Garbage collection$1.3 million
Housing$469 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state

10%$3.4 million

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other

5.1%$1.7 million

Fines

0.3%$89 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking9.0%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

15%

of Bexley's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

33%$9.2 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$8.5 million
Fire protection$445 thousand
Courts and legal services$337 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

24%$6.9 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more

Water supply$3.1 million
Sewer systems$2.5 million
Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million

Parks, recreation and libraries

15%$4.4 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$4.4 million

Running the government and other costs

14%$4.0 million

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
Other and not broken out$158 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

9.0%$2.5 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$2.5 million

Interest on debt

1.8%$499 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$474 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$25 thousand

Housing and community development

1.6%$441 thousand

Sent to other local governments

0.6%$180 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government

Sent to the state government$180 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.5%$130 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$130 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bexley. 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 Bexley 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.