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North Olmsted's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), North Olmsted took in $51.8 million and spent $47.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)27%Fines and other7.7%State tax money7.4%Federal tax money3.4%County and local tax money2.6%

What stands out

29%

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

City taxes52%

Individual income tax
29%$14.9 million
Property tax
18%$9.3 million
Business income tax
4.9%$2.6 million
Other taxes
0.8%$426 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and amusement taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$415 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$13.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$10.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.5 million
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$1.7 million

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$3.8 million

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$1.3 million

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$3.5 million
Fines
0.9%$491 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

31%

of North Olmsted's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$14.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$231 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$13.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Fire protection$5.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$580 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$182 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$7.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$5.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
Interest on debt
4.5%$2.1 million
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$982 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$772 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$210 thousand
Social services
0.4%$176 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$176 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of North Olmsted. 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 North Olmsted 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.