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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Highland Heights took in $25.9 million and spent $18.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%Fines and other39%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)3.2%County and local tax money0.8%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

40%

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

City taxes56%

Individual income tax
40%$10.4 million
Property tax
6.2%$1.6 million
Business income tax
5.3%$1.4 million
Other taxes
4.7%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; occupation and business licenses and 5 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$502 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$432 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$96 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$70 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$69 thousand
  • Other licenses$21 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$841 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$566 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$251 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$88 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$199 thousand

Fines and other39%

Interest, rents and other
39%$10.0 million
Fines
0.5%$137 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking21%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.6%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

44%

of Highland Heights' 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
44%$8.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Fire protection$3.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$251 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$4.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$998 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$616 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$796 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$796 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$664 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$664 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$171 thousand
Social services
0.5%$101 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$101 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$76 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$76 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Highland Heights. 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 Highland 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.