Village government · Tuscarawas County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bolivar took in $905 thousand and spent $505 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes52%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)36%Federal tax money5.6%Fines and other3.2%County and local tax money3.1%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

31%

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

Village taxes52%

Individual income tax
31%$285 thousand
Property tax
17%$152 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$18 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$11 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$327 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$269 thousand
  • Garbage collection$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$51 thousand

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$1 thousand

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$28 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Interest on debt8.5%Running the government and other costs4.8%Environment and natural resources3.0%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

36%

of Bolivar's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$233 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$168 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$65 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$181 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$171 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Interest on debt
8.5%$43 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.8%$24 thousand
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$22 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.0%$15 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking
  • Parking$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Bolivar. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Bolivar 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.