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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ottawa took in $1.4 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%State tax money17%Federal tax money15%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, garbage collection)1.9%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

15%

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

Town taxes66%

Property tax
59%$818 thousand
Other taxes
7.2%$100 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$82 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$26 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Parks, land and natural resources$7 thousand
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$205 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$230 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.4%Health and hospitals7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%

What stands out

31%

of Ottawa'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$413 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$325 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$72 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$377 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$377 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$298 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)$140 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$93 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$39 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.4%$100 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$100 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.3%$98 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$98 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$57 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ottawa. 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 Ottawa 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.