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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Orient took in $2.1 million and spent $732 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes70%Fees for services (electric power, water)21%Fines and other5.3%State tax money2.3%Federal tax money1.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

66%

of Orient's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes70%

Property tax
66%$1.4 million
Sales tax
3.5%$73 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$440 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$317 thousand
  • Water$121 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$28 thousand

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$48 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$5 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$111 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities74%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%

What stands out

74%

of Orient'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
74%$541 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$322 thousand
  • Water supply$212 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$79 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$55 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$55 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$14 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Orient. 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 Orient 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.