City government · Cuyahoga County, OH

Rocky River's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rocky River took in $48.6 million and spent $45.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes58%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)18%State tax money18%Fines and other6.6%

What stands out

35%

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

City taxes58%

Individual income tax
35%$17.2 million
Property tax
18%$8.6 million
Other taxes
4.5%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$499 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$447 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$170 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$8.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$6.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Other service charges$358 thousand
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$8.5 million

Fines and other6.6%

Fines
5.2%$2.5 million
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$655 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Health and hospitals2.4%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

36%

of Rocky River's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$16.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$9.1 million
  • Fire protection$4.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$275 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$15.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$14.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$8.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.6 million
  • Government buildings$828 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$825 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$466 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
2.4%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$356 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$356 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$301 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$292 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$292 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rocky River. 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 City of Rocky River 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.