City government · Polk County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Onalaska took in $1.6 million and spent $2.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%State tax money24%Fines and other23%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

47%

of Onalaska's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes51%

Sales tax
47%$737 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$59 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$58 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$380 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$30 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
14%$215 thousand
Fines
9.3%$145 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails63%Running the government and other costs25%Sent to other local governments8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

63%

of Onalaska'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
63%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$901 thousand
  • Fire protection$507 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$110 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$64 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$618 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$410 thousand
  • Government buildings$208 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.6%$214 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$214 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$73 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$61 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Onalaska. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Onalaska 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.