Village government · Greene County, OH

Yellow Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Yellow Springs took in $10.3 million and spent $12.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)66%Village taxes31%Fines and other1.9%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

18%

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

Village taxes31%

Individual income tax
18%$1.9 million
Property tax
10%$1.0 million
Other taxes
3.1%$315 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$174 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$130 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$4.1 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$320 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$138 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$191 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Interest on debt2.5%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

39%

of Yellow Springs' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$5.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$4.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$322 thousand
  • Water supply$138 thousand
  • Sewer systems$100 thousand
Running the government and other costs
39%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$366 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$145 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$935 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$935 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$314 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$187 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$127 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$96 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$89 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Yellow Springs. 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 Village of Yellow Springs 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.