City government · Stark County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Massillon took in $61.9 million and spent $53.6 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 taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)31%Fines and other17%State tax money5.5%

What stands out

41%

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

City taxes47%

Individual income tax
41%$25.6 million
Property tax
4.6%$2.8 million
Other taxes
1.2%$768 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$768 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$19.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$13.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$3.4 million

Fines and other17%

Fines
9.4%$5.8 million
Interest, rents and other
7.1%$4.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries9.6%Roads, transit and parking8.2%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

4.7%

of Massillon's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$22.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$10.0 million
  • Fire protection$6.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$9.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$8.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$8.4 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$3.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.4 million
  • Government buildings$850 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$638 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.6%$5.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Sent to other local governments
4.7%$2.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$2.5 million
Health and hospitals
1.8%$943 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$943 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$671 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Massillon. 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 Massillon 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.