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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Odebolt took in $1.4 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)37%City taxes34%State tax money11%Fines and other8.8%Federal tax money5.5%County and local tax money3.6%

What stands out

9.1%

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

City taxes34%

Property tax
25%$339 thousand
Sales tax
9.1%$125 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$515 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$211 thousand
  • Sewer$167 thousand
  • Garbage collection$126 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$76 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$149 thousand

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$49 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$121 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Roads, transit and parking22%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

17%

of Odebolt's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$363 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$154 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$117 thousand
  • Sewer systems$92 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$231 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$231 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$185 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$112 thousand
  • Libraries$73 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$169 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$75 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$58 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$77 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Police$28 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.7%$40 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$40 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Odebolt 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.