City government · Lucas County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sylvania took in $33.4 million and spent $29.8 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 taxes52%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%Fines and other12%State tax money10%

What stands out

43%

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

City taxes52%

Individual income tax
43%$14.3 million
Property tax
7.7%$2.6 million
Other taxes
1.6%$537 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$537 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$8.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$5.3 million
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$650 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$3.3 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$2.6 million
Fines
4.8%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%Interest on debt2.8%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

38%

of Sylvania's 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%$11.2 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$4.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$503 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$9.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$7.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$7.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$3.8 million
  • Sewer systems$3.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$826 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$766 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$60 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$358 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$358 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$176 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$176 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sylvania. 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 Sylvania 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.