Village government · Wood County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Portage took in $760 thousand and spent $374 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)58%Village taxes36%State tax money3.3%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

18%

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

Village taxes36%

Individual income tax
18%$140 thousand
Other taxes
15%$114 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$71 thousand
  • Other licenses$40 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.1%$16 thousand

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$444 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Water$439 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$25 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$10 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs100%Sent to other local governments0.3%

What stands out

100%

of Portage's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
100%$373 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$331 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Portage. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Portage 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.