Village government · Mercer County, OH

Fort Recovery's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fort Recovery took in $2.8 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes52%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%State tax money14%Fines and other7.4%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

31%

of Fort Recovery's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Village taxes52%

Other taxes
31%$865 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; motor fuel taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$638 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$174 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$39 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$328 thousand
Business income tax
5.6%$159 thousand
Individual income tax
3.8%$107 thousand

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$708 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$436 thousand
  • Sewer$211 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$407 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$44 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$209 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

35%

of Fort Recovery's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$831 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$831 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$709 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$446 thousand
  • Sewer systems$263 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$381 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$187 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$79 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$199 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$199 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$153 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$153 thousand
Interest on debt
4.4%$105 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$101 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Fort Recovery. 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 Village of Fort Recovery 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.