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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Omro took in $913 thousand and spent $675 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%State tax money21%Fees for services (road charges)19%Fines and other6.6%

What stands out

19%

of Omro's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes53%

Property tax
39%$355 thousand
Other taxes
14%$132 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$123 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$176 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$174 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$190 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Roads, transit and parking31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals0.9%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

13%

of Omro's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$293 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$171 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$66 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$208 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$208 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$86 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$86 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$80 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$74 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Omro. 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 Town 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.