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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Orleans took in $957 thousand and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes65%County and local tax money18%State tax money7.7%Federal tax money4.6%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)3.2%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

18%

of Orleans' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes65%

Property tax
46%$442 thousand
Sales tax
17%$166 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$31 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$19 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$44 thousand

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$74 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$173 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$11 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Interest on debt28%Running the government and other costs4.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.2%Police, fire, courts and jails2.2%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

28%

of Orleans' spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
59%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Interest on debt
28%$752 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.2%$111 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$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$85 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$85 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.2%$58 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Police$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$49 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$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Social services
0.3%$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 Orleans. 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 Orleans 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.