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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ojai took in $19.5 million and spent $18.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes83%State tax money6.0%Federal tax money4.6%Fines and other4.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation, transit fares)2.1%

What stands out

55%

of Ojai's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes83%

Other taxes
55%$10.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$9.0 million
  • Other licenses$403 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$387 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$372 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$294 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$194 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$3.3 million
Sales tax
12%$2.3 million

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$406 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; transit fares and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$407 thousand
  • Transit fares$76 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Other service charges-$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$893 thousand

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$1.2 million

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$782 thousand
Fines
0.2%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%Housing and community development1.2%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

40%

of Ojai's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$7.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$3.7 million
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$504 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$5.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$807 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$56 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$51 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
  • Public transit$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$110 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$229 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$108 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$108 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ojai. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Ojai 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.