Village government · Wyandot County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carey took in $12.7 million and spent $12.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)64%Village taxes31%County and local tax money2.2%Fines and other1.9%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

25%

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

Village taxes31%

Individual income tax
25%$3.2 million
Other taxes
4.1%$519 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; estate and gift taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$374 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$91 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$49 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.8%$233 thousand

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$8.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$7.0 million
  • Sewer$650 thousand
  • Water$390 thousand
  • Other service charges$45 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$31 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$39 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$275 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$227 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities76%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs6.8%Sent to other local governments2.5%Roads, transit and parking2.2%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

76%

of Carey'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
76%$9.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$7.6 million
  • Water supply$894 thousand
  • Sewer systems$638 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$45 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$119 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$822 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$451 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$151 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$147 thousand
  • Government buildings$51 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.5%$300 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$275 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$270 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$270 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$94 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$94 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$60 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$43 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Carey. 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 Village of Carey 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.