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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Otho took in $627 thousand and spent $747 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)36%City taxes34%State tax money10%County and local tax money9.1%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes34%

Property tax
21%$129 thousand
Sales tax
14%$85 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$226 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$93 thousand
  • Sewer$92 thousand
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$38 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$65 thousand

County and local tax money9.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.1%$57 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$25 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

32%

of Otho's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$236 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$236 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$231 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$106 thousand
  • Water supply$92 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$115 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$68 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
  • Police$15 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$82 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$57 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$15 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$15 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$10 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$6 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Otho. 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 Otho 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.