City government · Hennepin County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Orono took in $19.1 million and spent $16.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)56%City taxes39%State tax money3.6%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

35%

of Orono's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes39%

Property tax
35%$6.6 million
Other taxes
4.1%$782 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$782 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$10.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 4 more
  • Other service charges$4.8 million
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$692 thousand
  • Garbage collection$244 thousand
  • Road charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$695 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Fines
1.3%$244 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

37%

of Orono's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$6.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and prisons and jails
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$427 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$232 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.8 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$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$601 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$432 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$413 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$19 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$59 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Orono. 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 Orono 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.