City government · Malheur County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ontario took in $19.9 million and spent $16.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)43%City taxes41%State tax money11%Fines and other3.3%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

20%

of Ontario's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes41%

Property tax
21%$4.2 million
Other taxes
20%$4.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$319 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$8.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$4.1 million
  • Sewer$4.1 million
  • Other service charges$187 thousand
  • Airport$98 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$2.2 million

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$350 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$549 thousand
Fines
0.5%$105 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.9%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

37%

of Ontario'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
37%$6.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.0 million
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$222 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$153 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Airports$249 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$679 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$587 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$265 thousand
  • Government buildings$172 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$123 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.9%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$311 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$311 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$184 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$98 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$86 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ontario. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 City of Ontario 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.