City government · Columbiana County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Columbiana took in $18.1 million and spent $20.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)85%City taxes11%Fines and other2.8%State tax money1.3%

What stands out

85%

of Columbiana's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes11%

Property tax
6.3%$1.1 million
Individual income tax
2.5%$459 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$312 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$225 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services85%

Fees for services
85%$15.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$11.0 million
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$750 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$231 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$476 thousand
Fines
0.1%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities72%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs8.5%Roads, transit and parking2.8%Interest on debt2.1%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

72%

of Columbiana's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
72%$14.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$11.8 million
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$314 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$64 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.5%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$273 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$105 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$592 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$592 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$442 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$422 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$13 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$355 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$355 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$86 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$86 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Columbiana. 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 Columbiana 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.