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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Orrville took in $57.2 million and spent $46.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)80%City taxes17%Fines and other2.0%Federal tax money1.2%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

80%

of Orrville'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 taxes17%

Individual income tax
8.9%$5.1 million
Business income tax
5.2%$3.0 million
Property tax
1.1%$618 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$607 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$498 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$102 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.5%$262 thousand

Fees for services80%

Fees for services
80%$45.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$38.0 million
  • Water$4.1 million
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Garbage collection$598 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$685 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$71 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$1.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities83%Police, fire, courts and jails6.8%Roads, transit and parking6.0%Running the government and other costs4.5%Sent to other local governments<0.1%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

83%

of Orrville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
83%$38.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power
  • Electric power$38.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$100 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
4.5%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$349 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$41 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$41 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Orrville. 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 Orrville 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.