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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tiffin took in $26.6 million and spent $16.8 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 taxes49%Fees for services (sewer)25%State tax money18%Fines and other7.3%

What stands out

44%

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

City taxes49%

Individual income tax
44%$11.6 million
Property tax
5.3%$1.4 million
Other taxes
0.3%$67 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$6.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$5.9 million
  • Other service charges$769 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$4.9 million

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$1.1 million
Fines
3.0%$796 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails60%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs14%Interest on debt1.9%

What stands out

60%

of Tiffin'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
60%$10.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 3 more
  • Fire protection$4.3 million
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$178 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$178 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$4.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$4.1 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$2.3 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)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$727 thousand
  • Government buildings$264 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$258 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$325 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tiffin. 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 Tiffin 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.