Village government · Putnam County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ottawa took in $8.9 million and spent $7.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)40%Village taxes31%State tax money13%Fines and other9.2%Federal tax money6.2%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

24%

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

Village taxes31%

Individual income tax
24%$2.2 million
Property tax
4.2%$372 thousand
Business income tax
2.1%$183 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$49 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$103 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$554 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.2 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$33 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$819 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking10%Environment and natural resources9.1%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

9.1%

of Ottawa's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$706 thousand
  • Fire protection$301 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$968 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$492 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$281 thousand
  • Government buildings$140 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$55 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$737 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$737 thousand
Environment and natural resources
9.1%$665 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$665 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$291 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$291 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$196 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$142 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$54 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$21 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$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Ottawa. 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 Ottawa 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.