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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Molalla took in $18.3 million and spent $16.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)38%City taxes30%Fines and other15%State tax money8.7%County and local tax money7.6%

What stands out

7.6%

of Molalla's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes30%

Property tax
27%$4.9 million
Other taxes
3.4%$621 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$526 thousand
  • Other licenses$59 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$34 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$7.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$4.7 million
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$67 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$1.6 million

County and local tax money7.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.6%$1.4 million

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
14%$2.6 million
Fines
1.0%$182 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries9.2%Roads, transit and parking8.0%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

34%

of Molalla's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$3.9 million
  • Water supply$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$5.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$278 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$237 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$240 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.2%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$474 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Housing and community development
2.5%$413 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$254 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$135 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$135 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Molalla. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Molalla 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.