Village government · Brown County, OH

Mount Orab's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mount Orab took in $8.4 million and spent $7.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes42%Fees for services (water, sewer)40%Fines and other18%

What stands out

24%

of Mount Orab's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes42%

Individual income tax
24%$2.0 million
Property tax
17%$1.4 million
Other taxes
0.5%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$31 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$574 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
14%$1.2 million
Fines
4.2%$349 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Interest on debt7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%Roads, transit and parking4.2%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

35%

of Mount Orab'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$579 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
Interest on debt
7.6%$563 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$399 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$399 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$311 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$311 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.0%$295 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$213 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$82 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Mount Orab. 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 Village of Mount Orab 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.