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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Olmsted Falls took in $13.8 million and spent $11.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes88%Fines and other6.5%Fees for services4.8%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

68%

of Olmsted Falls' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes88%

Property tax
68%$9.4 million
Individual income tax
12%$1.6 million
Other taxes
7.5%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$667 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$667 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$140 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Fines
3.5%$485 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.0%$409 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

46%

of Olmsted Falls' 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
46%$5.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$5.1 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$574 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$574 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$277 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$277 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$225 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$225 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$178 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$178 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$92 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Olmsted Falls. 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 City of Olmsted Falls 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.