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Oro Valley's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2024), Oro Valley took in $107 million and spent $106 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money35%Town taxes34%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)29%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

31%

of Oro Valley's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes34%

Sales tax
31%$33.1 million
Other taxes
2.5%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
0.8%$819 thousand

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$31.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Water$22.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.7 million
  • Other service charges$2.5 million
  • Road charges$361 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$37.9 million

Fines and other1.1%

Fines
1.1%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries12%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

29%

of Oro Valley's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$30.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$24.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$24.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$24.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$22.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$22.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$14.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$12.9 million
  • Public transit$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$12.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12.9 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$1.2 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$254 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Oro Valley. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Oro Valley 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.