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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Ocoee took in $103 million and spent $82.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, parks, land and natural resources)39%City taxes29%Federal tax money12%State tax money12%Fines and other7.0%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

12%

of Ocoee's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes29%

Property tax
18%$18.3 million
Other taxes
11%$11.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.6 million
  • Other licenses$2.2 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$40.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$18.3 million
  • Other service charges$14.6 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3.7 million
  • Garbage collection$3.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$439 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$12.8 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$12.7 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$93 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$5.7 million
Fines
1.5%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking12%Environment and natural resources5.2%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

5.2%

of Ocoee's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$29.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$18.6 million
  • Fire protection$9.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$340 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$16.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$15.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$11.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$10.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.1 million
Environment and natural resources
5.2%$4.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.6 million
Interest on debt
3.8%$3.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$762 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ocoee. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Ocoee 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.