Village government · Columbiana County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Palestine took in $6.7 million and spent $6.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, water)44%Fines and other3.7%State tax money3.2%

What stands out

18%

of East Palestine's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes49%

Property tax
29%$2.0 million
Individual income tax
18%$1.2 million
Other taxes
2.0%$131 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$131 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Water$650 thousand
  • Other service charges$473 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$214 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$234 thousand
Fines
0.2%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

29%

of East Palestine's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$361 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$962 thousand
  • Water supply$744 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$895 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$442 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$362 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$91 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$358 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$358 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.7%$233 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$233 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$161 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$143 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$53 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$53 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of East Palestine. 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 Village of East Palestine 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.