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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Maple Heights took in $24.1 million and spent $20.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%State tax money24%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)17%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

32%

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

City taxes57%

Individual income tax
32%$7.7 million
Property tax
21%$5.0 million
Other taxes
4.0%$975 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$710 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$265 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Sewer$463 thousand
  • Water$463 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$5.8 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$305 thousand
Fines
0.9%$217 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails55%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%Interest on debt1.6%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

55%

of Maple Heights' 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
55%$11.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Fire protection$5.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$653 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$508 thousand
  • Government buildings$472 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$419 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$419 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$342 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$273 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$69 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$224 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$224 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$126 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$126 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Maple 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 Maple 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.