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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brecksville took in $34.1 million and spent $32.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes90%Fines and other4.5%State tax money4.0%Fees for services1.3%

What stands out

63%

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

City taxes90%

Individual income tax
63%$21.6 million
Property tax
15%$5.0 million
Other taxes
12%$4.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$458 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$458 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$1.3 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$1.4 million
Fines
0.4%$141 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries8.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%All other spending7.3%

What stands out

42%

of Brecksville'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
42%$13.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.0 million
  • Government buildings$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$141 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$7.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$675 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$545 thousand
  • Police$397 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$91 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$897 thousand
Social services
2.5%$811 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$811 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$419 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$419 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$169 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$169 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$31 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$31 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brecksville. 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 City of Brecksville 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.