Village government · Ashtabula County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Orwell took in $3.0 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes58%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%County and local tax money8.2%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

53%

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

Village taxes58%

Individual income tax
53%$1.6 million
Property tax
5.2%$156 thousand

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$999 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$505 thousand
  • Water$494 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money8.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.2%$249 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$9 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt3.9%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

37%

of Orwell'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$586 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$429 thousand
  • Fire protection$137 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$471 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$276 thousand
  • Water supply$195 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$286 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$147 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$79 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$60 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$169 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$169 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$62 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Orwell. 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 Orwell 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.