City government · Lorain County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), North Ridgeville took in $71.1 million and spent $43.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes34%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%State tax money27%Fines and other10%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes34%

Individual income tax
20%$14.1 million
Property tax
12%$8.4 million
Other taxes
2.8%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$20.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$10.1 million
  • Water$5.5 million
  • Garbage collection$3.2 million
  • Other service charges$974 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$254 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$19.5 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$7.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

37%

of North Ridgeville'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
37%$16.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$13.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$11.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$544 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$7.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$3.8 million
  • Water supply$3.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$1.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$77 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$381 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$381 thousand
Social services
0.5%$230 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$230 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$171 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$171 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of North Ridgeville. 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 Ridgeville 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.