Village government · Brown County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ripley took in $4.2 million and spent $3.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)61%County and local tax money25%Village taxes7.7%Fines and other6.1%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

25%

of Ripley's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes7.7%

Other taxes
4.2%$176 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$122 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$40 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.4%$144 thousand

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.5 million
  • Sewer$741 thousand
  • Water$297 thousand
  • Road charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$9 thousand

County and local tax money25%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
25%$1.0 million

Fines and other6.1%

Fines
5.1%$215 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs8.4%Interest on debt5.8%Roads, transit and parking3.5%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

63%

of Ripley's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
63%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$1.7 million
  • Sewer systems$454 thousand
  • Water supply$264 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$696 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$678 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$323 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$248 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$75 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$225 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on general debt$214 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$136 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$136 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$55 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$55 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Ripley. 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 Village of Ripley 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.