COLUMBUS CITY finances
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COLUMBUS CITY
City or town in Ohio (Franklin County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 907,971.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $1.3 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $844.0 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $254.6 million | U |
| From the federal government | $200.0 million | B |
| From the state government | $72.6 million | C |
| From local governments | $44.6 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $2.1 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $648.0 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $165.3 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $10.2 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $2.7 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $2.9 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $0 | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Police Protection | $394.5 million |
| Sewerage | $324.0 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $313.1 million |
| Regular Highways | $296.6 million |
| Parks & Rec | $280.8 million |
| Water Utilities | $240.8 million |
| General NEC | $208.3 million |
| Financial Adm | $126.8 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $118.9 million |
| Electric Utilities | $91.8 million |
| Health | $75.6 million |
| Judicial | $66.4 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $60.4 million |
| Central Staff | $58.2 million |
| Parking | $21.4 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $20.7 million |
| Welfare NEC | $5.8 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $664,000 |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $8.3 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $15.3 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $376.9 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $30,000 |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $126.6 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $229.7 million |
| A92 | Electric Utilities Revenue | $86.5 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $200.0 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $72.6 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $44.6 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $126.8 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $307.3 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $66.4 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $57.9 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $20.7 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $75.6 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $123.9 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $108.9 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $13.5 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $216.8 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $384.5 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $5.8 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $132.2 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $55.6 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $163.8 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $113.0 million |
| E92 | Electric Utilities-Current Op | $83.5 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $5.8 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $37,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $305,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $17,000 |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $29,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $172.7 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $10.0 million |
| F60 | Parking-Construction | $7.9 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $64.1 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $10.0 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $191.8 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $4.8 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $44.4 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $127.8 million |
| F92 | Electric Utilities-Constr | $8.3 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $129.3 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $35.0 million |
| I92 | Electric Utilities-Interest | $966,000 |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $10.2 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $77.9 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $4.1 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $26.5 million |
| T27 | Public Utility License Tax | $6.1 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $30.1 million |
| T40 | Indiv Income Tax | $1.1 billion |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $2.9 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $6.5 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $63.6 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $20.7 million |
| U40 | Rents | $3.8 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $2.3 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $154.8 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (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.