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

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Millcreek took in $53.3 million and spent $45.7 million.

Latest recorded yearComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes68%Fines and other14%Fees for services (parks and recreation)7.0%State tax money6.6%County and local tax money4.3%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

29%

of Millcreek's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes68%

Sales tax
29%$15.2 million
Property tax
23%$12.5 million
Other taxes
16%$8.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$4.3 million
  • Other licenses$2.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$781 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$3.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$490 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$134 thousand

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$3.5 million

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$2.3 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$7.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments35%Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%Environment and natural resources4.5%All other spending8.9%

What stands out

35%

of Millcreek's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
35%$16.2 million
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$16.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
32%$14.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14.5 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$6.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$643 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
Environment and natural resources
4.5%$2.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.1 million
Interest on debt
4.1%$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and courts and legal services
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$315 thousand
Social services
0.8%$352 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$352 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$325 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Millcreek. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file.

What this covers. The money of City of Millcreek 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.