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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fairlawn took in $30.5 million and spent $28.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes63%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)13%County and local tax money12%Fines and other6.1%Federal tax money2.8%State tax money2.1%

What stands out

53%

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

City taxes63%

Individual income tax
53%$16.2 million
Property tax
8.4%$2.5 million
Other taxes
1.6%$501 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$319 thousand
  • Other licenses$179 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; other service charges and 2 more
  • Other government-run businesses$3.2 million
  • Other service charges$676 thousand
  • Sewer$223 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$841 thousand

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$636 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$3.8 million

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$1.8 million
Fines
0.3%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

34%

of Fairlawn'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%

Running the government and other costs
40%$11.4 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$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$9.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Fire protection$4.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$493 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$6.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$938 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$475 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$463 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$474 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$474 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$110 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$110 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fairlawn. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Fairlawn 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.