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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ottawa took in $34.0 million and spent $27.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)61%City taxes36%State tax money1.6%Fines and other1.5%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

20%

of Ottawa's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes36%

Sales tax
20%$6.9 million
Property tax
14%$4.9 million
Other taxes
1.2%$405 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$364 thousand
  • Other licenses$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$20.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 2 more
  • Electric power$14.4 million
  • Sewer$3.1 million
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Airport$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$127 thousand

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$542 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Fines
0.8%$256 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$245 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%Interest on debt2.5%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

58%

of Ottawa's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
58%$15.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$11.5 million
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$202 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$175 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$3.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$314 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$292 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$982 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$367 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$670 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$417 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$174 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$79 thousand
Housing and community development
2.0%$554 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$417 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$305 thousand
  • Airports$112 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$206 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$206 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ottawa. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Ottawa 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.