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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ogden took in $163 million and spent $111 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)32%Fines and other19%State tax money3.7%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

17%

of Ogden's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

City taxes44%

Property tax
18%$30.1 million
Sales tax
16%$26.8 million
Other taxes
8.6%$14.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$10.5 million
  • Other licenses$2.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$52.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$51.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$596 thousand
  • Road charges$167 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$138 thousand
  • Housing$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$2.7 million

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$6.0 million

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
17%$28.5 million
Fines
1.6%$2.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries8.3%Roads, transit and parking6.5%All other spending10%

What stands out

31%

of Ogden's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$36.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$23.4 million
  • Fire protection$9.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$33.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$13.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$548 thousand
  • Government buildings$401 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$12.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$9.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.3%$9.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$7.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.8 million
  • Airports$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
5.5%$6.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.0 million
Housing and community development
2.7%$3.0 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$2.3 million
Social services
0.2%$255 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$255 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ogden. 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 Ogden 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.