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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), South Ogden took in $55.7 million and spent $45.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (housing, water)35%Fines and other15%State tax money6.3%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

22%

of South Ogden's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes44%

Sales tax
22%$12.4 million
Property tax
18%$9.8 million
Other taxes
4.4%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$607 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$142 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$19.4 million
What's in fees for servicesHousing; water and 5 more
  • Housing$13.0 million
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Gas$1.5 million
  • Electric power$1.4 million
  • Sewer$912 thousand
  • Other service charges$444 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$223 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$3.5 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$48 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
13%$7.2 million
Fines
1.8%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Housing and community development38%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Sent to other local governments6.5%Running the government and other costs5.5%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

38%

of South Ogden's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Housing and community development
38%$17.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$10.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$470 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$298 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$9.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$3.3 million
  • Water supply$2.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
  • Electric power$1.6 million
Sent to other local governments
6.5%$2.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$345 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.5%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$547 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$81 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$336 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of South Ogden. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of South 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.