City government · Orange County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Orange took in $41.6 million and spent $25.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes32%Fines and other29%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%Federal tax money10%State tax money5.7%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

28%

of Orange's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

City taxes32%

Property tax
21%$8.5 million
Sales tax
11%$4.6 million
Other taxes
0.3%$126 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$118 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$9.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$4.7 million
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Garbage collection$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$594 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
10%$4.1 million

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$2.4 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$213 thousand

Fines and other29%

Interest, rents and other
28%$11.7 million
Fines
0.3%$128 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%Roads, transit and parking5.6%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

47%

of Orange's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$12.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Fire protection$4.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$544 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$259 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$5.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$818 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$656 thousand
  • Government buildings$540 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$525 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$644 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$72 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$72 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Orange. 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 Orange 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.