Village government · Allen County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bluffton took in $8.3 million and spent $6.3 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 taxes62%Fees for services (sewer, water)36%Fines and other2.0%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

51%

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

Village taxes62%

Individual income tax
51%$4.2 million
Property tax
9.0%$743 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$134 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$94 thousand
  • Other licenses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$801 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$32 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$90 thousand
Fines
0.9%$72 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking12%Sent to other local governments7.9%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

7.9%

of Bluffton's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$998 thousand
  • Water supply$726 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$970 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$492 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$699 thousand
  • Fire protection$695 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$725 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$725 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.9%$492 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$492 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$198 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$198 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$185 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$82 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$82 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Bluffton. 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 Bluffton 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.