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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Orting took in $13.7 million and spent $10.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)49%City taxes32%State tax money17%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

9.4%

of Orting's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes32%

Other taxes
13%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$731 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$689 thousand
  • Other licenses$355 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$13 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.8%$1.3 million
Sales tax
9.4%$1.3 million

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$6.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$4.0 million
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$229 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$48 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$2.4 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$131 thousand
Fines
0.6%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

26%

of Orting's 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
41%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$327 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$203 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$57 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$964 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$352 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$313 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$228 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$70 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$797 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$797 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.7%$281 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$281 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$106 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$77 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$41 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$41 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Orting. 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 Orting 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.