City government · Pickaway County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Circleville took in $21.6 million and spent $23.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%Fines and other6.4%State tax money4.8%Federal tax money3.4%County and local tax money3.0%

What stands out

45%

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

City taxes51%

Individual income tax
45%$9.7 million
Property tax
4.6%$995 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$430 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$281 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$98 thousand
  • Other licenses$40 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$6.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$167 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$736 thousand

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$1.0 million

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$654 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Fines
5.3%$1.1 million
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$254 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking11%Sent to other local governments1.9%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

32%

of Circleville's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$679 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$7.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.3 million
  • Water supply$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$5.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$904 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$607 thousand
  • Government buildings$79 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$47 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$451 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$405 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$426 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$426 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$155 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$139 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$16 thousand
Social services
0.4%$102 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$102 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Circleville. 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 Circleville 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.