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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Olivia took in $9.5 million and spent $10.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, liquor stores)70%City taxes16%State tax money11%Fines and other2.7%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

70%

of Olivia'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 taxes16%

Property tax
15%$1.4 million
Other taxes
1.0%$92 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$61 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$22 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$6.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; liquor stores and 7 more
  • Electric power$3.9 million
  • Liquor stores$1.3 million
  • Water$650 thousand
  • Sewer$519 thousand
  • Other service charges$247 thousand
  • Road charges$70 thousand
  • Housing$41 thousand
  • Transit fares$28 thousand
  • Airport$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$9 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$1.1 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$239 thousand
Fines
0.2%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Housing and community development4.9%All other spending7.6%

What stands out

52%

of Olivia'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
52%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; liquor stores and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.7 million
  • Liquor stores$1.1 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$849 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Airports$144 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$1.1 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$841 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$231 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$809 thousand
  • Fire protection$202 thousand
Housing and community development
4.9%$532 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$512 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$382 thousand
  • Libraries$130 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$316 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$276 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Olivia. 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 Olivia 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.