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Ocean Shores's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ocean Shores took in $27.5 million and spent $18.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%State tax money5.6%Fines and other4.8%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

23%

of Ocean Shores' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes52%

Other taxes
23%$6.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$2.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.4 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$665 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$392 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
20%$5.5 million
Sales tax
9.3%$2.6 million

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$9.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$3.5 million
  • Sewer$3.5 million
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$241 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$1.5 million

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$595 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$1.2 million
Fines
0.4%$114 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%Roads, transit and parking6.5%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

32%

of Ocean Shores' 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$6.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Water supply$2.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$110 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$5.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$3.6 million
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$128 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$874 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$630 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$959 thousand
  • Libraries$356 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Airports$58 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$833 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$782 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$51 thousand
Housing and community development
1.7%$315 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$120 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$120 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ocean Shores. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Ocean Shores 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.