City government · Wood County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Northwood took in $7.1 million and spent $6.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other65%City taxes24%Fees for services (sewer)6.2%State tax money4.9%

What stands out

63%

of Northwood's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes24%

Business income tax
14%$967 thousand
Individual income tax
6.4%$455 thousand
Property tax
3.4%$241 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$17 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$444 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$266 thousand
  • Other service charges$178 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$350 thousand

Fines and other65%

Interest, rents and other
63%$4.5 million
Fines
1.7%$124 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails55%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%Interest on debt1.4%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

55%

of Northwood's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
55%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Fire protection$738 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$257 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$119 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$923 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$363 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$316 thousand
  • Government buildings$191 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$53 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$203 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$203 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$94 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$78 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Northwood. 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 Northwood 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.