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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Orleans took in $590 thousand and spent $481 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)53%State tax money20%City taxes18%Fines and other7.6%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

53%

of Orleans' 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 taxes18%

Property tax
9.5%$56 thousand
Other taxes
9.0%$53 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$314 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$176 thousand
  • Water$74 thousand
  • Garbage collection$43 thousand
  • Sewer$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$116 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$6 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Roads, transit and parking23%Parks, recreation and libraries22%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Interest on debt7.5%

What stands out

22%

of Orleans' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$132 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$58 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$57 thousand
  • Sewer systems$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$110 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$110 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
22%$104 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand
  • Libraries$26 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$59 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$40 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$20 thousand
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Interest on debt
7.5%$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Orleans. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Orleans 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.