Village government · Van Wert County, OH

Ohio City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ohio City took in $3.4 million and spent $1.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)41%County and local tax money41%Village taxes11%Fines and other7.1%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

41%

of Ohio City's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes11%

Individual income tax
7.7%$265 thousand
Property tax
2.9%$98 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$721 thousand
  • Sewer$369 thousand
  • Water$309 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$8 thousand

County and local tax money41%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
41%$1.4 million

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$245 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Running the government and other costs17%Interest on debt11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%Roads, transit and parking1.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

11%

of Ohio City's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
60%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$793 thousand
  • Sewer systems$204 thousand
  • Water supply$148 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$334 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$227 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$88 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$204 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$184 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$184 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.8%$34 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Ohio City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Ohio City 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.