Town government · Sedgwick County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ovid took in $379 thousand and spent $279 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)53%Town taxes20%Fines and other15%Federal tax money10%County and local tax money2.4%

What stands out

10%

of Ovid's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes20%

Property tax
13%$49 thousand
Sales tax
6.9%$26 thousand

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$201 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$86 thousand
  • Sewer$74 thousand
  • Garbage collection$40 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$38 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$9 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$55 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs61%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Health and hospitals1.1%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

61%

of Ovid's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
61%$169 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$113 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$86 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 3 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$42 thousand
  • Sewer systems$15 thousand
  • Electric power$15 thousand
  • Water supply$8 thousand
  • Gas supply$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.1%$3 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ovid. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Ovid 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.