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Parma Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Parma Heights took in $22.6 million and spent $21.2 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 taxes66%Fines and other19%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)9.0%State tax money4.8%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

42%

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

City taxes66%

Individual income tax
42%$9.5 million
Property tax
16%$3.6 million
Business income tax
4.9%$1.1 million
Other taxes
2.6%$595 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$302 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$250 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$32 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$10 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$860 thousand
  • Other service charges$755 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$239 thousand
  • Sewer$173 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$1.1 million

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$404 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
14%$3.1 million
Fines
4.7%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails59%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

59%

of Parma Heights' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
59%$12.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.3 million
  • Fire protection$4.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$658 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$637 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$531 thousand
  • Government buildings$82 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.2%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$269 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$697 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$697 thousand
Social services
1.5%$309 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$309 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$180 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$103 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$96 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$96 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$20 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Parma Heights. 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 Parma Heights 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.