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Blue Ash's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Blue Ash took in $63.0 million and spent $60.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes74%County and local tax money11%State tax money5.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)5.6%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

56%

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

City taxes74%

Individual income tax
56%$35.3 million
Business income tax
10%$6.6 million
Property tax
4.2%$2.6 million
Other taxes
3.1%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$790 thousand
  • Other licenses$657 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$499 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
  • Other service charges$474 thousand
  • Garbage collection$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$3.5 million

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$6.7 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$2.4 million
Fines
0.6%$402 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

39%

of Blue Ash's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$24.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$11.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
24%$14.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$13.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.0 million
  • Fire protection$5.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$656 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$132 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$8.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8.2 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$984 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Blue Ash. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Blue Ash 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.