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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cheviot took in $9.6 million and spent $13.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes76%Fines and other10%Fees for services (garbage collection, hospital bills)10%State tax money4.5%

What stands out

40%

of Cheviot's money comes from business income taxes.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes76%

Business income tax
40%$3.9 million
Property tax
22%$2.1 million
Individual income tax
7.0%$669 thousand
Other taxes
5.1%$485 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$316 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$141 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.5%$141 thousand

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$955 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; hospital bills and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$475 thousand
  • Hospital bills$259 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$122 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$60 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand
  • Parking$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$430 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$810 thousand
Fines
1.5%$146 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Sent to other local governments15%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

15%

of Cheviot'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
45%$5.9 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$5.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$348 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$300 thousand
  • Government buildings$84 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$2.0 million
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$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
  • Parking$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$403 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$403 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$127 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$127 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cheviot. 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 Cheviot 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.