City government · Mahoning County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Youngstown took in $189 million and spent $192 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)37%City taxes34%Fines and other14%State tax money10%Federal tax money4.9%

What stands out

32%

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

City taxes34%

Individual income tax
32%$61.4 million
Property tax
1.3%$2.4 million
Other taxes
0.6%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$787 thousand
  • Other licenses$375 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$69.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$32.9 million
  • Sewer$28.1 million
  • Garbage collection$7.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$9.2 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$19.1 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
11%$20.6 million
Fines
2.8%$5.3 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Housing and community development9.1%Running the government and other costs6.6%Roads, transit and parking4.0%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

56%

of Youngstown's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$107 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$64.3 million
  • Water supply$35.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$40.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$20.9 million
  • Fire protection$14.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$720 thousand
Housing and community development
9.1%$17.4 million
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$12.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$960 thousand
  • Government buildings$723 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$7.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.8 million
Health and hospitals
1.6%$3.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$758 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Youngstown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Youngstown 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.