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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Willoughby took in $42.8 million and spent $40.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes58%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)21%Fines and other8.3%State tax money7.6%Federal tax money3.3%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

38%

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

City taxes58%

Individual income tax
38%$16.5 million
Property tax
10%$4.4 million
Business income tax
7.2%$3.1 million
Other taxes
2.5%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 5 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$402 thousand
  • Other licenses$190 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$172 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$127 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$81 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$78 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$9.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$5.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.3%$1.4 million

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$3.2 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$654 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Fines
5.4%$2.3 million
Interest, rents and other
2.9%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%Roads, transit and parking6.8%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

46%

of Willoughby'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
46%$18.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$8.3 million
  • Fire protection$6.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$421 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$7.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$521 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$230 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$7.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$7.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$60 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$721 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$383 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$383 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$308 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$129 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$129 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Willoughby. 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 Willoughby 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.