County government · Ottawa County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended July 31, 2021), Ottawa County took in $11.5 million and spent $11.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended July 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%Fees for services (road charges)28%County taxes26%Fines and other7.3%Local tax money0.5%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

28%

of Ottawa County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes26%

Property tax
24%$2.7 million
Other taxes
2.4%$275 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$275 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$2.3 million
  • Other service charges$902 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$30 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$4.4 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$55 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$836 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs25%Health and hospitals1.8%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

46%

of Ottawa County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$648 thousand
  • Fire protection$275 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$224 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$585 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$277 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$211 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$211 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ottawa County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended July 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Ottawa County 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.