Village government · Hamilton County, OH

St. Bernard's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Bernard took in $14.8 million and spent $12.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes92%Fines and other5.4%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)2.1%County and local tax money0.8%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

83%

of St. Bernard's money comes from business income taxes.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes92%

Business income tax
83%$12.2 million
Property tax
5.1%$760 thousand
Individual income tax
3.4%$500 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$35 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$33 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$310 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and parks and recreation
  • Garbage collection$294 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$20 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$114 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$695 thousand
Fines
0.7%$104 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Interest on debt4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

36%

of St. Bernard's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$5.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.1 million
  • Government buildings$384 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$202 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$70 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$90 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
Interest on debt
4.7%$607 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of St. Bernard. 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 St. Bernard 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.