City government · Williams County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Bryan took in $43.8 million and spent $38.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)56%City taxes24%Fines and other16%State tax money3.0%Federal tax money1.1%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

17%

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

City taxes24%

Individual income tax
17%$7.3 million
Business income tax
4.7%$2.1 million
Other taxes
1.6%$717 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$627 thousand
  • Other licenses$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.1%$469 thousand

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$24.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$18.3 million
  • Water$2.8 million
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$813 thousand
  • Garbage collection$128 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$474 thousand

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$1.3 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$288 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$6.4 million
Fines
0.9%$402 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking6.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

48%

of Bryan's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$18.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$15.2 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$10.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$622 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$185 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$5.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$511 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
  • Parking$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$336 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$302 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$34 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$106 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$51 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$33 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$22 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$35 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bryan. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Bryan 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.