City government · Big Stone County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Ortonville took in $62.9 million and spent $56.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, electric power)91%State tax money5.6%City taxes1.8%Federal tax money0.8%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

91%

of Ortonville'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 taxes1.8%

Property tax
1.6%$1.0 million
Other taxes
0.2%$116 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$44 thousand
  • Other licenses$40 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services91%

Fees for services
91%$57.4 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 6 more
  • Hospital bills$42.9 million
  • Other service charges$8.0 million
  • Electric power$2.8 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Sewer$844 thousand
  • Road charges$802 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$288 thousand
  • Airport$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$480 thousand

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$3.5 million

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$333 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals66%Social services12%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

66%

of Ortonville's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
66%$37.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$36.4 million
  • Public health$748 thousand
Social services
12%$7.0 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$7.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
  • Airports$50 thousand
  • Public transit$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.3%$4.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$2.8 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$718 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$881 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$781 thousand
  • Libraries$100 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.5%$866 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$664 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$137 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$65 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.1%$618 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$473 thousand
  • Fire protection$145 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$592 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$572 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$20 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$8 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$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ortonville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Ortonville 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.