City government · Stark County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Canton took in $280 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other36%City taxes32%Fees for services (sewer, water)20%Federal tax money7.3%State tax money4.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

27%

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

City taxes32%

Individual income tax
27%$76.1 million
Other taxes
2.5%$7.1 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$3.4 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.3 million
  • Public utility licenses$593 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$104 thousand
  • Other licenses$103 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.3%$6.6 million
Sales tax
0.4%$1.2 million

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$57.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$22.8 million
  • Water$22.3 million
  • Garbage collection$9.1 million
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$387 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$304 thousand
  • Parking$216 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$20.3 million

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$11.4 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$215 thousand

Fines and other36%

Interest, rents and other
36%$100 million
Fines
0.1%$339 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Interest on debt100%

Spending by category100%

Interest on debt
100%$1.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Canton. 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 Canton 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.