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Martins Ferry's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Martins Ferry took in $10.6 million and spent $11.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)61%City taxes26%State tax money7.3%Fines and other6.1%

What stands out

17%

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

City taxes26%

Individual income tax
17%$1.8 million
Property tax
7.3%$775 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$189 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$96 thousand
  • Other licenses$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$6.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$4.7 million
  • Garbage collection$925 thousand
  • Other service charges$839 thousand
  • Sewer$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$775 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$525 thousand
Fines
1.2%$124 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking7.9%Sent to other local governments7.4%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

7.4%

of Martins Ferry's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$988 thousand
  • Sewer systems$795 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$604 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$965 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$190 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$63 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$874 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$874 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.4%$814 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$814 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$183 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$117 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$66 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$91 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$91 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Martins Ferry. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Martins Ferry 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.