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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Orange City took in $97.3 million and spent $94.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, electric power)90%City taxes7.0%Fines and other2.3%State tax money0.9%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

90%

of Orange City'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 taxes7.0%

Property tax
5.5%$5.3 million
Sales tax
1.3%$1.3 million
Other taxes
0.2%$177 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$171 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services90%

Fees for services
90%$87.3 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; electric power and 5 more
  • Hospital bills$71.6 million
  • Electric power$8.3 million
  • Gas$3.2 million
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$407 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$286 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$884 thousand

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%$63 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$2.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals75%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Roads, transit and parking3.0%Running the government and other costs2.2%Police, fire, courts and jails1.5%

What stands out

75%

of Orange City's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
75%$70.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$70.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$14.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$8.8 million
  • Gas supply$2.8 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$397 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Libraries$635 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
  • Airports$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.2%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$637 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$186 thousand
  • Government buildings$160 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.5%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$194 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$67 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 June 30, 2024.

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.