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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Oto took in $122 thousand and spent $111 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)57%City taxes27%State tax money8.2%Federal tax money6.6%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes27%

Property tax
12%$15 thousand
Sales tax
12%$15 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and public utility taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$70 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$31 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand
  • Sewer$13 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$8 thousand

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$10 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%Police, fire, courts and jails2.7%Health and hospitals1.8%

What stands out

8.1%

of Oto's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$49 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$34 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
  • Sewer systems$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$37 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$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.9%$11 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.7%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oto. 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 Oto 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.