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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Piqua took in $87.7 million and spent $103 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, sewer)51%State tax money25%City taxes21%Fines and other3.1%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

16%

of Piqua'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
16%$14.1 million
Other taxes
3.4%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.7%$1.5 million

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$44.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$28.1 million
  • Sewer$7.1 million
  • Water$6.7 million
  • Garbage collection$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$502 thousand
  • Other service charges$81 thousand
  • Housing$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$189 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$21.7 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$2.8 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities77%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking5.0%Running the government and other costs2.7%Sent to other local governments1.9%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

77%

of Piqua'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
77%$79.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$42.7 million
  • Electric power$29.9 million
  • Water supply$4.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$11.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.6 million
  • Fire protection$5.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$80 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
Running the government and other costs
2.7%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$641 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$513 thousand
  • Government buildings$236 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$2.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
0.4%$419 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$419 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$59 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$59 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Piqua. 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 Piqua 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.