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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Onaway took in $1.2 million and spent $970 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)41%State tax money29%City taxes26%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

29%

of Onaway's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes26%

Property tax
26%$319 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$510 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$277 thousand
  • Water$147 thousand
  • Other service charges$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$358 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking11%Sent to other local governments7.9%Interest on debt7.7%All other spending11%

What stands out

7.9%

of Onaway's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$312 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$273 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$39 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$293 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$162 thousand
  • Government buildings$82 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$40 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$102 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$102 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.9%$77 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$77 thousand
Interest on debt
7.7%$75 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$68 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.1%$59 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$27 thousand
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Onaway 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.