City government · Richland County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shelby took in $25.5 million and spent $26.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)61%City taxes25%Fines and other9.9%State tax money2.9%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

15%

of Shelby's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes25%

Individual income tax
15%$3.8 million
Business income tax
4.2%$1.1 million
Property tax
3.0%$766 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$592 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$391 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$140 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$26 thousand
  • Other licenses$24 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.3%$80 thousand

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$15.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$10.2 million
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Other service charges$996 thousand
  • Garbage collection$77 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
  • Transit fares$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$729 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$322 thousand

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$2.3 million
Fines
0.8%$198 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking5.1%Interest on debt2.2%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

61%

of Shelby'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
61%$15.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$11.4 million
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Water supply$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$505 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$523 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$324 thousand
  • Government buildings$154 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Public transit$58 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$585 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$575 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$389 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$389 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$221 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$221 thousand
Social services
0.6%$151 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$144 thousand
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Shelby. 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 Shelby 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.