City government · Muskingum County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Zanesville took in $49.4 million and spent $48.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%State tax money12%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

51%

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

City taxes56%

Individual income tax
51%$25.0 million
Property tax
3.2%$1.6 million
Other taxes
2.2%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$515 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$405 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$176 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$14.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$7.3 million
  • Water$4.9 million
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$128 thousand
  • Garbage collection$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$5.7 million

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$845 thousand
Fines
0.7%$362 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Sent to other local governments2.9%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

42%

of Zanesville'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
42%$20.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$11.8 million
  • Fire protection$7.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$898 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$10.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$5.2 million
  • Water supply$4.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$10.4 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$4.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$979 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
Sent to other local governments
2.9%$1.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$780 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$780 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$586 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$586 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$122 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$92 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Zanesville. 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 Zanesville 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.