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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Nelsonville took in $16.9 million and spent $16.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%Fees for services (water, sewer)22%City taxes14%Fines and other4.7%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

60%

of Nelsonville's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes14%

Individual income tax
11%$1.9 million
Property tax
2.8%$474 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$239 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$33 thousand

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$10.1 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$770 thousand
Fines
0.1%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities84%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs5.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

84%

of Nelsonville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
84%$13.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$8.7 million
  • Water supply$4.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$229 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$679 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.0%$808 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$567 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$241 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$145 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$145 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Nelsonville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Nelsonville 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.