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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Oviedo took in $94.0 million and spent $80.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)41%City taxes34%Fines and other8.6%County and local tax money7.1%State tax money5.0%Federal tax money4.8%

What stands out

7.1%

of Oviedo's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes34%

Property tax
21%$19.8 million
Other taxes
13%$12.0 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$3.4 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$38.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$23.2 million
  • Other service charges$7.0 million
  • Garbage collection$3.4 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$4.6 million

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$4.7 million

County and local tax money7.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.1%$6.7 million

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$7.9 million
Fines
0.2%$205 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking14%All other spending12%

What stands out

6.1%

of Oviedo's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$23.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$12.6 million
  • Fire protection$9.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$204 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$14.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$14.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$11.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11.3 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$11.0 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)$7.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$204 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$11.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.0 million
Health and hospitals
6.1%$4.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.9 million
Environment and natural resources
3.7%$2.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.9 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$1.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.6 million
  • Interest on general debt$374 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oviedo. 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 Oviedo 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.