City government · Becker County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ogema took in $722 thousand and spent $566 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)80%City taxes7.2%State tax money7.2%Fines and other3.3%Federal tax money2.1%

What stands out

80%

of Ogema's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes7.2%

Property tax
7.2%$52 thousand

Fees for services80%

Fees for services
80%$579 thousand
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 3 more
  • Liquor stores$541 thousand
  • Water$22 thousand
  • Sewer$8 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$15 thousand

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$52 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities84%Running the government and other costs7.4%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Interest on debt2.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%Police, fire, courts and jails0.2%

What stands out

84%

of Ogema's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
84%$478 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$403 thousand
  • Water supply$56 thousand
  • Sewer systems$16 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.4%$42 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$36 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$26 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$26 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ogema. 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 Ogema 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.