City government · Volusia County, FL

Orange City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Orange City took in $31.9 million and spent $24.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%Fines and other11%State tax money6.7%Federal tax money6.1%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

17%

of Orange City's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes42%

Property tax

25%$7.9 million

Other taxes

17%$5.4 million

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more

Public utility taxes$2.4 million
Occupation and business licenses$1.9 million
Other licenses$736 thousand
Motor fuel taxes$230 thousand
Pari-mutuel (betting) taxes$210 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services

32%$10.3 million

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more

Water$4.6 million
Sewer$3.1 million
Other service charges$2.5 million
Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government

6.1%$1.9 million

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state

6.7%$2.1 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

2.0%$643 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other

11%$3.5 million

Fines

0.4%$118 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Environment and natural resources4.3%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

4.3%

of Orange City'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

38%$9.2 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more

Fire protection$4.6 million
Police$3.8 million
Inspections and regulation$809 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

31%$7.5 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more

Water supply$5.3 million
Sewer systems$1.8 million
Garbage and solid waste$441 thousand

Running the government and other costs

12%$3.0 million

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$694 thousand
Other and not broken out$444 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

8.7%$2.1 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$2.1 million

Environment and natural resources

4.3%$1.1 million

What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation

Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million

Parks, recreation and libraries

3.8%$936 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$936 thousand

Interest on debt

2.2%$541 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Orange City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Orange City 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.