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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Heath took in $21.3 million and spent $11.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes74%Fees for services (water, sewer)17%Fines and other2.9%Federal tax money2.7%County and local tax money2.0%State tax money1.7%

What stands out

49%

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

City taxes74%

Individual income tax
49%$10.5 million
Sales tax
12%$2.7 million
Property tax
8.0%$1.7 million
Business income tax
4.0%$848 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$332 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$573 thousand

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$372 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$419 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$622 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%Interest on debt0.5%Roads, transit and parking0.2%

What stands out

46%

of Heath's 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
46%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$2.9 million
  • Police$2.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$4.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
5.9%$670 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$609 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$61 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$620 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$620 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$52 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$32 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$24 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Heath. 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 Heath 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.