City government · Cuyahoga County, OH

Cleveland Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cleveland Heights took in $66.4 million and spent $29.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes69%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)14%State tax money8.2%Fines and other6.4%Federal tax money1.6%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

47%

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

City taxes69%

Individual income tax
47%$31.2 million
Property tax
17%$11.3 million
Other taxes
4.8%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$615 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$65 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$9.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$4.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$1.1 million

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$5.4 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$459 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$2.5 million
Fines
2.6%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails70%Running the government and other costs9.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.5%Roads, transit and parking7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

70%

of Cleveland Heights' 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
70%$21.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$10.7 million
  • Fire protection$9.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$541 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$489 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$437 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.5%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$722 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Parking$900 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$75 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cleveland Heights. 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 City of Cleveland Heights 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.