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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ormsby took in $203 thousand and spent $245 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)48%State tax money22%City taxes19%Fines and other11%

What stands out

11%

of Ormsby's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes19%

Property tax
18%$37 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$98 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$49 thousand
  • Sewer$40 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$44 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs9.4%Interest on debt9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%Roads, transit and parking3.7%

What stands out

9.4%

of Ormsby's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$135 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$91 thousand
  • Water supply$44 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$40 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$23 thousand
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$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Interest on debt
9.4%$23 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$14 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$9 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ormsby. 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 Ormsby 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.