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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Euclid took in $107 million and spent $154 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 taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)26%State tax money24%Fines and other7.6%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

35%

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

City taxes42%

Individual income tax
35%$37.2 million
Property tax
5.9%$6.3 million
Other taxes
1.7%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$992 thousand
  • Other licenses$785 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$27.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$16.4 million
  • Other service charges$5.3 million
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$444 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$25.7 million

Fines and other7.6%

Fines
4.2%$4.5 million
Interest, rents and other
3.4%$3.7 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities71%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Roads, transit and parking1.5%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

71%

of Euclid'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
71%$109 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$106 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
  • Water supply$152 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$26.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$14.7 million
  • Fire protection$10.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$501 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$272 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.3%$8.1 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$7.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$449 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$184 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$113 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$4.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$1.3 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$1.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$873 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$218 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$485 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$485 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Euclid. 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 Euclid 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.