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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Columbus took in $7.4 million and spent $8.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)52%City taxes37%County and local tax money4.7%State tax money4.3%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

18%

of Columbus' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes37%

Sales tax
18%$1.3 million
Property tax
13%$977 thousand
Other taxes
4.9%$362 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$214 thousand
  • Other licenses$145 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$954 thousand
  • Garbage collection$952 thousand
  • Gas$828 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$314 thousand

County and local tax money4.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.7%$345 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$100 thousand
Fines
1.0%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%Sent to other local governments7.9%Running the government and other costs6.1%All other spending12%

What stands out

7.9%

of Columbus' spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Gas supply$934 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$912 thousand
  • Water supply$745 thousand
  • Sewer systems$723 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$583 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$170 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$96 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$726 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$375 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$351 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.9%$630 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$630 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$486 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$486 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$444 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$444 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.7%$299 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$299 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$182 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on water supply debt$149 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$21 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Columbus. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Columbus 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.