City government · Mercer County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Celina took in $40.5 million and spent $38.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)74%City taxes19%Fines and other5.7%County and local tax money1.8%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes19%

Individual income tax
18%$7.1 million
Property tax
0.7%$293 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$117 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$93 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$16 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$29.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$23.0 million
  • Water$3.7 million
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$102 thousand
  • Garbage collection$66 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$146 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$747 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$2.1 million
Fines
0.7%$270 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities76%Police, fire, courts and jails9.9%Running the government and other costs5.2%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Sent to other local governments1.6%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

76%

of Celina's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
76%$29.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$23.6 million
  • Water supply$3.7 million
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.9%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$587 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.2%$2.0 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$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$432 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$276 thousand
  • Government buildings$112 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$633 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$380 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$253 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$517 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$517 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$378 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$259 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$119 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Celina. 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 Celina 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.