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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Philomath took in $19.1 million and spent $8.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other54%Fees for services (water, sewer)23%City taxes17%State tax money5.5%

What stands out

49%

of Philomath's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes17%

Property tax
11%$2.1 million
Other taxes
6.5%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$720 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$518 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$169 thousand
  • Road charges$150 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$1.1 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other54%

Interest, rents and other
49%$9.5 million
Fines
4.7%$890 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking6.4%Interest on debt1.9%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

35%

of Philomath's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$656 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$259 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$532 thousand
  • Government buildings$122 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$534 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$534 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$159 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$146 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$146 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$63 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$63 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Philomath. 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 Philomath 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.