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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Willowick took in $16.7 million and spent $17.5 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 taxes51%State tax money23%Fees for services (sewer)21%Fines and other4.7%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes51%

Property tax
27%$4.5 million
Individual income tax
21%$3.5 million
Other taxes
3.5%$586 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$352 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$234 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$636 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$3.9 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$683 thousand
Fines
0.6%$106 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

37%

of Willowick'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
37%$6.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$4.5 million
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$182 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$4.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$4.9 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$928 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$867 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$970 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$970 thousand
Housing and community development
2.5%$441 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$146 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$146 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$134 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$134 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Willowick. 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 Willowick 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.