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Garfield Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Garfield Heights took in $38.1 million and spent $35.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes64%State tax money15%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)13%Fines and other8.7%

What stands out

38%

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

City taxes64%

Individual income tax
38%$14.6 million
Property tax
23%$8.6 million
Other taxes
2.6%$980 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$561 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$419 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$4.3 million
  • Garbage collection$533 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$120 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$5.6 million

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$2.1 million
Fines
3.2%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries8.4%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

45%

of Garfield Heights' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$15.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$12.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$5.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
  • Water supply$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$4.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$475 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$290 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.4%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$696 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$642 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$642 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$502 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Garfield Heights. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Garfield Heights 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.