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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Reynoldsburg took in $58.8 million and spent $40.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%State tax money4.0%Federal tax money3.4%County and local tax money3.0%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

47%

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

City taxes57%

Individual income tax
47%$27.4 million
Business income tax
7.3%$4.3 million
Other taxes
1.8%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$561 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$413 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$64 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$30 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.1%$630 thousand

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$17.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$8.0 million
  • Sewer$7.4 million
  • Garbage collection$2.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$137 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$2.0 million

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$2.4 million

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$1.8 million

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$1.2 million
Fines
0.4%$234 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Sent to other local governments28%Running the government and other costs13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

28%

of Reynoldsburg's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$13.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$12.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$663 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$586 thousand
Sent to other local governments
28%$11.4 million
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$11.4 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$5.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$4.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$1.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$31 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$344 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$344 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Reynoldsburg. 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 City of Reynoldsburg 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.