City government · Crawford County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bucyrus took in $18.3 million and spent $17.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (water, sewer)39%State tax money9.2%Federal tax money6.2%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

32%

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

City taxes43%

Individual income tax
32%$5.9 million
Business income tax
5.4%$995 thousand
Property tax
3.0%$548 thousand
Sales tax
1.7%$304 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$73 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$65 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$7.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$4.0 million
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$855 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$133 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$1.1 million

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$1.7 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$196 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$243 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs9.3%Interest on debt5.8%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

24%

of Bucyrus' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$256 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
  • Airports$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
9.3%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$688 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$383 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$311 thousand
  • Government buildings$216 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$992 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$411 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$411 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$328 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$328 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$314 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$314 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$24 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$23 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bucyrus. 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 Bucyrus 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.