City government · Lake County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Eastlake took in $20.7 million and spent $18.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes65%Fees for services (sewer, parking)17%State tax money7.6%Fines and other5.3%County and local tax money3.7%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

38%

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

City taxes65%

Individual income tax
38%$7.8 million
Property tax
16%$3.2 million
Business income tax
6.6%$1.4 million
Other taxes
5.5%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; other licenses and 5 more
  • Public utility licenses$429 thousand
  • Other licenses$424 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$119 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$79 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$49 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$39 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Other service charges$446 thousand
  • Parking$104 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$277 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$1.6 million

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$758 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$938 thousand
Fines
0.8%$165 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Interest on debt2.0%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

37%

of Eastlake's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$6.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$3.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$277 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$174 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$4.6 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$3.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$719 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$241 thousand
  • Government buildings$128 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
  • Parking$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$88 thousand
  • Gas supply$1 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$366 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$343 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$334 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$274 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$274 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$189 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$189 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Eastlake. 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 Eastlake 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.