City government · Wallowa County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wallowa took in $840 thousand and spent $823 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)70%City taxes20%Fines and other7.7%State tax money1.9%

What stands out

70%

of Wallowa's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes20%

Property tax
17%$141 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$588 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$344 thousand
  • Sewer$244 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$16 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs72%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

72%

of Wallowa's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
72%$595 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$314 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$281 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$176 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$98 thousand
  • Water supply$78 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$49 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wallowa. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Wallowa 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.