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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Kettering took in $104 million and spent $75.7 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 taxes75%Fines and other16%State tax money5.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.7%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

66%

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

City taxes75%

Individual income tax
66%$69.1 million
Property tax
8.5%$8.8 million
Other taxes
0.6%$649 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$649 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$278 thousand

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$5.4 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
14%$15.1 million
Fines
2.0%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking13%Housing and community development1.0%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

48%

of Kettering's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$36.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$16.5 million
  • Police$16.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.6 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$17.9 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$9.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$10.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$9.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.7 million
Housing and community development
1.0%$791 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$664 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kettering. 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 Kettering 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.