City government · Boone County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ogden took in $5.5 million and spent $5.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)69%City taxes21%State tax money5.2%County and local tax money3.4%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

69%

of Ogden's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes21%

Property tax
16%$885 thousand
Sales tax
4.7%$257 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$2.4 million
  • Sewer$748 thousand
  • Water$548 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$283 thousand

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$188 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

61%

of Ogden's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
61%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.7 million
  • Sewer systems$419 thousand
  • Water supply$377 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$725 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$725 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$671 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$313 thousand
  • Government buildings$127 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$103 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$97 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.1%$347 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$305 thousand
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$229 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$116 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$113 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$204 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Social services
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ogden. 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 City of Ogden 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.