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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ada took in $44.7 million and spent $42.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)41%Fines and other10%State tax money4.0%

What stands out

43%

of Ada's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes45%

Sales tax
43%$19.3 million
Other taxes
1.4%$619 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$417 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$144 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.4%$188 thousand

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$18.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Water$8.8 million
  • Garbage collection$5.4 million
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$529 thousand
  • Other service charges$322 thousand
  • Airport$136 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$1.8 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.4%$4.2 million
Fines
0.7%$303 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

34%

of Ada's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$14.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$212 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$12.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.7 million
  • Water supply$3.6 million
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$7.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$100 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
  • Airports$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
  • Libraries$45 thousand
Housing and community development
2.6%$1.1 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$906 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$895 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$66 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ada. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Ada 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.