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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Conneaut took in $20.5 million and spent $21.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (sewer, water)38%Fines and other9.8%State tax money1.1%

What stands out

28%

of Conneaut'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
28%$5.7 million
Property tax
23%$4.8 million

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$7.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$3.9 million
  • Water$2.9 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$229 thousand

Fines and other9.8%

Fines
5.3%$1.1 million
Interest, rents and other
4.5%$919 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking11%Health and hospitals1.9%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

36%

of Conneaut's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$7.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$760 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$188 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$135 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$7.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$4.6 million
  • Water supply$3.1 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$457 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$445 thousand
  • Government buildings$170 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
1.9%$410 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$410 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$127 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$120 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$120 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Conneaut. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Conneaut 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.