County government · Sandusky County, OH

Sandusky County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sandusky County took in $80.9 million and spent $70.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes42%State tax money41%Fees for services (water, sewer)6.8%Local tax money6.4%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

41%

of Sandusky County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes42%

Property tax
30%$24.0 million
Sales tax
11%$8.8 million
Other taxes
1.6%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$24 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$3.7 million
  • Water$807 thousand
  • Sewer$572 thousand
  • Garbage collection$433 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$33.1 million

Local tax money6.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
6.4%$5.2 million

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$2.8 million
Fines
0.3%$227 thousand

Where it goes

Social services44%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs17%Health and hospitals7.9%Roads, transit and parking7.0%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

44%

of Sandusky County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Social services
44%$31.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$31.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$12.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$6.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.5 million
  • Police$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$12.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$740 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.9%$5.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$870 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$489 thousand
  • Water supply$198 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$959 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
Housing and community development
1.3%$918 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$290 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$290 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$53 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$52 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sandusky County. 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 Sandusky County 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.