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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Heath took in $25.0 million and spent $14.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes36%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%State tax money28%Fines and other2.2%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

28%

of Heath's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes36%

Property tax
26%$6.6 million
Sales tax
5.2%$1.3 million
Other taxes
4.3%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$850 thousand
  • Other licenses$236 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$8.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$5.2 million
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$798 thousand
  • Other service charges$140 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$7.0 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$40 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$494 thousand
Fines
0.2%$58 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs13%Interest on debt11%Roads, transit and parking3.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%

What stands out

37%

of Heath's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$594 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$143 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$768 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$516 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$516 thousand
  • Government buildings$516 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$249 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$515 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$515 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$308 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$308 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Heath. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Heath 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.