City government · Otsego County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oneonta took in $27.2 million and spent $31.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money25%Fees for services (water, sewer)23%City taxes22%State tax money19%Federal tax money5.8%Fines and other4.9%

What stands out

25%

of Oneonta's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes22%

Property tax
20%$5.4 million
Other taxes
1.9%$508 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$271 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$210 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 4 more
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Transit fares$66 thousand
  • Airport$60 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$1.6 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$5.2 million

County and local tax money25%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
25%$6.9 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$1.2 million
Fines
0.3%$91 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%All other spending12%

What stands out

6.2%

of Oneonta's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$9.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$6.5 million
  • Water supply$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$7.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$3.8 million
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$387 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$120 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$5.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$668 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$645 thousand
  • Government buildings$390 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
  • Airports$1.5 million
  • Parking$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$849 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.2%$2.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$1.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$117 thousand
Housing and community development
3.1%$980 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$731 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oneonta. 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 Oneonta 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.