City government · Cuyahoga County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Independence took in $59.5 million and spent $73.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes65%Fines and other25%State tax money9.2%Fees for services1.3%

What stands out

58%

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

City taxes65%

Individual income tax
58%$34.8 million
Other taxes
4.6%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Amusement licenses$288 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.8%$1.1 million

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$777 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$777 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$5.5 million

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
24%$14.1 million
Fines
0.9%$533 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

53%

of Independence's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
53%$38.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$31.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$524 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$19.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$10.6 million
  • Police$8.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$674 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$8.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$931 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$717 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$151 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$151 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$83 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$83 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Independence. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Independence 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.