City government · Sandusky County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fremont took in $35.4 million and spent $31.0 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)51%City taxes34%Federal tax money4.6%Fines and other4.6%State tax money4.3%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

25%

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

City taxes34%

Individual income tax
25%$8.9 million
Business income tax
6.7%$2.4 million
Property tax
2.1%$752 thousand
Sales tax
0.2%$59 thousand

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$18.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$9.7 million
  • Water$7.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$457 thousand
  • Other service charges$108 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$1.6 million

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$1.5 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$548 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$1.0 million
Fines
1.7%$607 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs14%Interest on debt9.7%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

10%

of Fremont's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$10.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$5.5 million
  • Sewer systems$4.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$7.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$987 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$194 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$725 thousand
  • Government buildings$71 thousand
Interest on debt
9.7%$3.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$555 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
Social services
0.4%$138 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$138 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fremont. 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 City of Fremont 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.