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Washington Court House's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Washington Court House took in $38.3 million and spent $35.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money56%City taxes24%Fees for services (water)16%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

56%

of Washington Court House's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes24%

Business income tax
24%$9.3 million

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and other government-run businesses
  • Water$6.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money56%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
56%$21.3 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking1.6%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

59%

of Washington Court House's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
59%$21.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$18.6 million
  • Water supply$2.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$7.5 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$6.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$754 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$338 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$5.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$130 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.6%$556 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$556 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$398 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Washington Court House. 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 City of Washington Court House 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.