Town government · New Castle County, DE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Odessa took in $237 thousand and spent $231 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%Fees for services (garbage collection)25%State tax money18%Fines and other11%

What stands out

41%

of Odessa's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes46%

Property tax
41%$96 thousand
Other taxes
5.5%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$60 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$43 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$20 thousand
Fines
2.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Sent to other local governments0.9%

What stands out

50%

of Odessa'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
50%$115 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$56 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$53 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$53 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$22 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$18 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$18 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$2 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Odessa. 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 Town of Odessa 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.