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East Liverpool's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Liverpool took in $16.1 million and spent $13.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)39%City taxes34%State tax money22%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes34%

Individual income tax
21%$3.4 million
Property tax
9.8%$1.6 million
Other taxes
3.7%$596 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$591 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$2.7 million
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$757 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$3.6 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$385 thousand
Fines
2.0%$319 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Sent to other local governments4.3%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

4.3%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$4.1 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$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$277 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$909 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$641 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
4.3%$561 thousand
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$386 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$175 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$243 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$243 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$160 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$98 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$62 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$107 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$107 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of East Liverpool. 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 East Liverpool 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.