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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gahanna took in $73.9 million and spent $57.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, water)34%State tax money7.9%Fines and other6.0%

What stands out

38%

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

City taxes52%

Individual income tax
38%$28.2 million
Business income tax
8.1%$6.0 million
Property tax
3.5%$2.6 million
Other taxes
1.8%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility licenses$531 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$463 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$299 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$39 thousand
  • Other licenses$34 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$25.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$10.7 million
  • Water$10.3 million
  • Garbage collection$2.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$657 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$27 thousand

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$5.8 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$8 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$4.2 million
Fines
0.4%$291 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries9.2%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

33%

of Gahanna'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
33%$18.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$8.5 million
  • Water supply$7.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$12.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$12.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$814 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$9.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$587 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$8.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$8.5 million
  • Parking$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.2%$5.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.2 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$826 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$812 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$14 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$689 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$689 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$621 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$292 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$292 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$15 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gahanna. 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 Gahanna 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.