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Olmos Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Olmos Park took in $6.9 million and spent $5.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes85%Fines and other10%Fees for services (sewer)4.6%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

62%

of Olmos Park's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes85%

Property tax
62%$4.3 million
Sales tax
14%$993 thousand
Other taxes
8.6%$592 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$298 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$294 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$318 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$318 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$583 thousand
Fines
1.6%$114 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt14%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.9%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

49%

of Olmos Park'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
49%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$105 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$782 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$464 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$318 thousand
Interest on debt
14%$710 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$570 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$570 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.9%$500 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$442 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$58 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Olmos Park. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 City of Olmos Park 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.