City government · Riley County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ogden took in $1.5 million and spent $870 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (water, sewer)21%Fines and other20%State tax money16%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes44%

Property tax
29%$443 thousand
Sales tax
14%$222 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$317 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$205 thousand
  • Sewer$101 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$240 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
19%$288 thousand
Fines
1.4%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Interest on debt9.9%Roads, transit and parking6.6%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

18%

of Ogden'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%

Running the government and other costs
32%$281 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$137 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$78 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$270 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$184 thousand
  • Sewer systems$86 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$153 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$140 thousand
  • Libraries$13 thousand
Interest on debt
9.9%$86 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$57 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$57 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.4%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$3 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$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ogden. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Ogden 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.