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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ontario took in $761 million and spent $988 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)34%Fines and other16%Federal tax money2.7%State tax money1.8%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

16%

of Ontario's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

City taxes45%

Sales tax
17%$127 million
Other taxes
15%$114 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$76.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$20.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$10.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$4.6 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$98.4 million

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$262 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$93.2 million
  • Water$76.1 million
  • Garbage collection$58.6 million
  • Sewer$32.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$20.8 million

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$13.5 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$1.6 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$122 million
Fines
0.2%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Interest on debt4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

35%

of Ontario's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$367 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$143 million
  • Inspections and regulation$129 million
  • Fire protection$94.8 million
Running the government and other costs
35%$349 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$221 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$128 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$146 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$58.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$55.2 million
  • Sewer systems$32.1 million
Interest on debt
4.3%$42.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$38.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$4.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$30.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$23.2 million
  • Libraries$7.2 million
Housing and community development
2.7%$26.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$24.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$24.1 million
Health and hospitals
0.4%$3.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ontario. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Ontario 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.