Budget Explorer · Columbus Consolidated Government
Comparable revenue, spending, and debt for Columbus Consolidated Government, on the same Census classification used for every city, county, and state in the Library — so the figures line up with peers rather than with the government's own budget book. Latest year: FY ending Jun 30, 2024.
Total revenue
$612M
$3,021 per resident
Total spending
$513M
$2,532 per resident
Spending per resident
$2,532
23rd percentile of 71
Debt outstanding
$445M
$2,196 per resident · 21st percentile of 70
Own-source share
64%
13th percentile of 71
Capital share
21%
61st percentile of 71
Own-source revenue (taxes, charges, interest) versus aid from other governments. Utility and trust revenue are shown alongside general revenue but run on their own books.
Own-source share of general revenue 64% · federal aid 5% · property tax is 58% of taxes
Current operations plus capital outlay, grouped by Census function. Interest on debt and transfers to other governments are broken out so they are not hidden inside services.
| Function | Category | Operating | Capital | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General public buildings | General government | $16M | $53M | $69M |
| Police protection | Public safety | $63M | $5.2M | $68M |
| General (unallocable) | General government | $64M | $3.4M | $67M |
| Highways | Transportation | $28M | $18M | $46M |
| Fire protection | Public safety | $36M | $5.0M | $41M |
| Corrections (institutions) | Public safety | $36M | $238K | $36M |
| Solid waste management | Environment & housing | $24M | $9.9M | $34M |
| Judicial & legal | General government | $24M | $12K | $24M |
| Sewerage | Environment & housing | $17M | $852K | $18M |
| Water utility | Utilities (water, power, gas) | $16M | $1.2M | $18M |
| Financial administration | General government | $15M | $1.8M | $17M |
| Parks & recreation | Culture & recreation | $16M | $943K | $17M |
| Central staff services | General government | $7.0M | $2.7M | $9.8M |
| Air transportation | Transportation | $7.0M | $1.1M | $8.1M |
Nominal dollars. The Census Bureau cautions that single-government series are edited only for aggregates — read direction, not decimals.
Revenue
+25% over 2 yrs
$490M → $612M
Spending
+16% over 2 yrs
$441M → $513M
Debt outstanding
+1% over 2 yrs
$442M → $445M
Percentile within the cohort on each place's latest Census year. Higher is not better — the last column says what a high reading means so you can decide whether it matters here.
| Measure | Columbus Consolidated Government | Cohort median | Percentile | Higher means |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spending per resident | $2,532 | $3,741 | 23rd | more spent per resident |
| Revenue per resident | $3,021 | $3,548 | 32nd | more raised per resident |
| Taxes per resident | $911 | $1,328 | 19th | heavier own-tax load |
| Debt per resident | $2,196 | $3,865 | 21st | more borrowed per resident |
| Own-source share of revenue | 64% | 81% | 13th | less dependent on aid |
| Federal aid share of revenue | 5% | 7% | 37th | more exposed to federal cuts |
| Capital share of spending | 21% | 18% | 61st | more building, less operating |
| Interest share of spending | 3% | 4% | 39th | more spend servicing debt |
| Debt ÷ annual revenue | 0.73× | 1.05× | 29th | more leveraged |
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