Village government · Lorain County, OH

South Amherst's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Amherst took in $1.5 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes41%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%Fines and other9.3%Federal tax money5.8%State tax money5.1%County and local tax money4.5%

What stands out

22%

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

Village taxes41%

Individual income tax
22%$331 thousand
Property tax
10%$158 thousand
Other taxes
9.0%$137 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$95 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$21 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$18 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$517 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Water$454 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$59 thousand
  • Sewer$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$88 thousand

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$77 thousand

County and local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.5%$69 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$130 thousand
Fines
0.7%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Interest on debt5.0%Roads, transit and parking4.0%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

58%

of South Amherst'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
58%$730 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$715 thousand
  • Sewer systems$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$291 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$93 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$72 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$64 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$62 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$116 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$106 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$63 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$51 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of South Amherst. 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 Village of South Amherst 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.