City government · Crawford County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Meadville took in $17.8 million and spent $16.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes31%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)24%County and local tax money16%Fines and other16%State tax money9.3%Federal tax money3.9%

What stands out

16%

of Meadville's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes31%

Property tax
20%$3.6 million
Individual income tax
5.7%$1.0 million
Other taxes
4.8%$847 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$478 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$203 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$166 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Road charges$911 thousand
  • Parking$154 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$689 thousand

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$1.7 million

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$2.9 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$2.7 million
Fines
0.9%$153 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs16%Interest on debt10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.6%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

33%

of Meadville's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$85 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$83 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
  • Parking$886 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$567 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$553 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$434 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.6%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Meadville. 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 Meadville 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.