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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Omro took in $6.8 million and spent $7.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes31%State tax money24%Fees for services (sewer, water)19%Federal tax money11%Fines and other8.0%County and local tax money7.4%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes31%

Property tax
30%$2.1 million
Other taxes
1.0%$71 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$42 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$721 thousand
  • Water$367 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$131 thousand
  • Other service charges$33 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$747 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$1.6 million

County and local tax money7.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.4%$504 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$477 thousand
Fines
1.0%$70 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

10%

of Omro's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$648 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$245 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$958 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$74 thousand
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$867 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$317 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$305 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$158 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$44 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$758 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$536 thousand
  • Libraries$222 thousand
Interest on debt
6.6%$479 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Omro. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Omro 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.