City government · Wyandot County, OH

Upper Sandusky's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Upper Sandusky took in $14.8 million and spent $15.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)47%City taxes46%Fines and other5.2%State tax money1.2%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

32%

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

City taxes46%

Individual income tax
32%$4.7 million
Business income tax
8.8%$1.3 million
Property tax
3.8%$566 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$292 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$165 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$103 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$23 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$6.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$3.3 million
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$122 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$182 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$47 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Fines
4.9%$728 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs8.6%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

33%

of Upper Sandusky'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$6.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
  • Water supply$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$706 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$56 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$779 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$479 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$793 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$793 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$423 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$53 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$53 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$50 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$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Upper Sandusky. 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 Upper Sandusky 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.