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Shaker Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Shaker Heights took in $90.5 million and spent $86.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes64%Fines and other23%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)7.0%County and local tax money2.7%State tax money2.5%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

49%

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

City taxes64%

Individual income tax
49%$44.2 million
Property tax
13%$11.6 million
Other taxes
1.9%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$59 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
0.9%$832 thousand

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Road charges$1.4 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$414 thousand

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$2.2 million

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$2.4 million

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
17%$15.0 million
Fines
6.4%$5.8 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.7%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

38%

of Shaker Heights' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$32.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$17.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$903 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$26.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$11.9 million
  • Fire protection$8.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$388 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$8.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$7.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.7%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
Housing and community development
4.7%$4.0 million
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$1.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$1.4 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$655 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$97 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$97 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Shaker Heights. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Shaker Heights 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.