COLUMBUS CITY finances
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COLUMBUS CITY
City or town in Ohio (Franklin County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 12/31); population 903,852.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $1.2 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $763.9 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $273.0 million | U |
| From the federal government | $190.9 million | B |
| From the state government | $69.7 million | C |
| From local governments | $42.6 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $1.8 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $453.1 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $160.9 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $2.5 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $2.4 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $5.2 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Police Protection | $356.5 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $283.0 million |
| General NEC | $248.2 million |
| Sewerage | $236.8 million |
| Regular Highways | $212.2 million |
| Parks & Rec | $206.6 million |
| Water Utilities | $186.6 million |
| Electric Utilities | $86.5 million |
| Health | $70.0 million |
| Financial Adm | $66.4 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $56.4 million |
| Judicial | $54.8 million |
| Central Staff | $52.4 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $50.6 million |
| Parking | $24.5 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $19.1 million |
| Elem Sec Educ | $11.3 million |
| Protective Inspection | $6.4 million |
| Welfare NEC | $483,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $4.5 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $550.3 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $241.2 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $5.2 billion |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $1.1 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $8.3 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $12.3 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $333.6 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $27,000 |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $110.2 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $214.2 million |
| A92 | Electric Utilities Revenue | $84.3 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $190.9 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $69.7 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $42.6 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $11.3 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $66.4 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $277.1 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $54.4 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $52.3 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $19.1 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $69.9 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $78.3 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $55.5 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $5.9 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $175.5 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $355.3 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $6.4 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $483,000 |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $121.6 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $49.3 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $201.4 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $97.2 million |
| E92 | Electric Utilities-Current Op | $78.1 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $5.9 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $407,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $64,000 |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $57,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $133.8 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $834,000 |
| F60 | Parking-Construction | $18.6 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $31.1 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $1.2 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $115.2 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $1.3 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $46.8 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $89.4 million |
| F92 | Electric Utilities-Constr | $8.4 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $124.0 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $35.5 million |
| I92 | Electric Utilities-Interest | $1.5 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $61.0 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $12.5 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $15.9 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $12.4 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $19.9 million |
| T40 | Indiv Income Tax | $1.0 billion |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $2.3 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $4.9 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $19.4 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $17.2 million |
| U40 | Rents | $4.0 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $2.6 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $222.7 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 392049209050.