City government · Franklin County, OH

Canal Winchester's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Canal Winchester took in $17.6 million and spent $14.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%Fines and other9.5%State tax money4.2%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

48%

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

City taxes52%

Individual income tax
48%$8.4 million
Property tax
2.6%$458 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$259 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Estate and gift taxes$119 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$111 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$5.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$3.4 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$446 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$210 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$737 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$261 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$1.5 million
Fines
0.9%$159 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%All other spending9.4%

What stands out

3.2%

of Canal Winchester'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%

Running the government and other costs
27%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$842 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$254 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$73 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$441 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$145 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$738 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$738 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.2%$449 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$449 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$410 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$277 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$133 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.8%$254 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$254 thousand
Social services
1.1%$158 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$158 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$67 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$67 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Canal Winchester. 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 City of Canal Winchester 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.