City government · Defiance County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Defiance took in $42.7 million and spent $39.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)38%City taxes31%State tax money18%Federal tax money7.5%Fines and other4.4%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes31%

Individual income tax
23%$9.7 million
Business income tax
5.2%$2.2 million
Property tax
1.9%$823 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$497 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$294 thousand
  • Other licenses$203 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$16.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$7.3 million
  • Water$7.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$780 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$3.2 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$7.8 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$229 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$1.4 million
Fines
1.3%$538 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs12%Sent to other local governments5.1%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

5.1%

of Defiance's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$14.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$10.2 million
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$983 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$10.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Fire protection$3.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$961 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$4.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$697 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$589 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$499 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.1%$2.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$2.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$71 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$977 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$717 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$260 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$621 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Defiance. 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 Defiance 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.