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Pepper Pike's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Pepper Pike took in $23.3 million and spent $17.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes84%Fines and other14%Fees for services1.4%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

49%

of Pepper Pike's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes84%

Individual income tax
49%$11.3 million
Property tax
31%$7.2 million
Other taxes
4.5%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$861 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$178 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$332 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$332 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$202 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$3.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking17%Interest on debt3.7%Environment and natural resources2.1%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

48%

of Pepper Pike'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
48%$8.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$4.5 million
  • Fire protection$3.8 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$5.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Interest on debt
3.7%$629 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.1%$352 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$352 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$61 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$61 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pepper Pike. 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 Pepper Pike 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.