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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Centerville took in $41.8 million and spent $35.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%Fines and other15%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)14%State tax money7.5%County and local tax money5.0%

What stands out

47%

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

City taxes59%

Individual income tax
47%$19.8 million
Business income tax
6.3%$2.6 million
Property tax
4.4%$1.8 million
Other taxes
1.5%$618 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$439 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$138 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and garbage collection
  • Parks and recreation$4.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$3.1 million

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$2.1 million

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
14%$6.0 million
Fines
0.2%$72 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking24%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.0%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

24%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$11.0 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$7.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$931 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$8.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$8.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$236 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$227 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$8.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$4.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.0%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$254 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$469 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$161 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$161 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Centerville. 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 Centerville 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.