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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Orion took in $261 thousand and spent $184 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money58%Town taxes30%Federal tax money11%Fees for services0.4%County and local tax money0.4%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

58%

of Orion's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes30%

Property tax
30%$78 thousand

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$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%$29 thousand

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$151 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$1 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs22%Health and hospitals1.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.5%

What stands out

23%

of Orion's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$97 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$97 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$43 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$43 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$41 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Orion. 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 Orion 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.