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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Euclid took in $21.1 million and spent $18.7 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 taxes72%State tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.3%Fines and other4.8%County and local tax money4.3%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes72%

Property tax
50%$10.5 million
Individual income tax
21%$4.4 million
Other taxes
1.3%$276 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$269 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.3%

Fees for services
8.3%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$234 thousand
  • Other service charges$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$2.3 million

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$897 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Fines
4.4%$924 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$97 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails61%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.6%Interest on debt0.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

61%

of South Euclid'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
61%$11.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$8.0 million
  • Fire protection$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$317 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$2.7 million
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)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$526 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$58 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.6%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of South Euclid. 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 South Euclid 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.