City government · Franklin County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Groveport took in $32.3 million and spent $9.9 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 taxes84%Fees for services (parks and recreation, water)16%Fines and other0.4%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

82%

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

City taxes84%

Individual income tax
82%$26.4 million
Property tax
1.8%$581 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$76 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; water and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$3.5 million
  • Water$806 thousand
  • Sewer$737 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$22 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$122 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails64%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking6.2%Interest on debt4.9%Social services0.7%

What stands out

64%

of Groveport'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
64%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$5.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$542 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and government buildings
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$897 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$617 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$617 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$482 thousand
Social services
0.7%$70 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$70 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Groveport. 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 Groveport 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.