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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Orem took in $131 million and spent $75.6 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 taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)31%Fines and other14%State tax money4.8%Federal tax money3.7%

What stands out

29%

of Orem's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes47%

Sales tax
29%$38.6 million
Property tax
8.7%$11.5 million
Other taxes
8.6%$11.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$9.0 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$854 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$251 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$40.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 4 more
  • Sewer$19.1 million
  • Other service charges$10.3 million
  • Garbage collection$5.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.6 million
  • Road charges$2.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$662 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$4.9 million

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$6.3 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
12%$16.3 million
Fines
1.2%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs22%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking6.7%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

41%

of Orem's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$31.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$17.2 million
  • Fire protection$10.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$978 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$16.9 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$7.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$538 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$10.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7.3 million
  • Libraries$3.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$9.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$8.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
Housing and community development
1.9%$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
0.5%$372 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$372 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$18 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Orem. 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 Orem 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.