Village government · Clinton County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blanchester took in $12.8 million and spent $17.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)88%Village taxes8.0%County and local tax money1.7%State tax money1.7%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

88%

of Blanchester's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Village taxes8.0%

Other taxes
4.0%$513 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility licenses$435 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$61 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.0%$512 thousand

Fees for services88%

Fees for services
88%$11.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$8.4 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$479 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$216 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$217 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$119 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs70%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Roads, transit and parking6.6%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Interest on debt2.1%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

70%

of Blanchester'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
70%$11.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$11.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$120 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$966 thousand
  • Sewer systems$959 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$515 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$961 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$353 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$115 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Blanchester. 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 Blanchester 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.