City government · Lake County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Painesville took in $76.0 million and spent $79.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)54%City taxes21%State tax money13%Fines and other12%Federal tax money<0.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes21%

Individual income tax
15%$11.5 million
Property tax
4.3%$3.2 million
Other taxes
1.1%$841 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other licenses$747 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$40.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 7 more
  • Electric power$29.4 million
  • Water$5.9 million
  • Sewer$4.7 million
  • Other service charges$535 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$142 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand
  • Parking$11 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$4 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$61 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$10.2 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$41 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$6.6 million
Fines
3.8%$2.9 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities68%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs9.4%Roads, transit and parking5.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

68%

of Painesville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
68%$54.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$32.5 million
  • Water supply$15.2 million
  • Sewer systems$6.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$11.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$5.1 million
  • Fire protection$4.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$356 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$174 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$7.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$737 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$451 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
  • Parking$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$942 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$942 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$717 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$717 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$341 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$250 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$91 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$277 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$271 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Painesville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Painesville 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.