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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Owen took in $3.1 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money34%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%City taxes25%County and local tax money5.9%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

34%

of Owen's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes25%

Property tax
25%$769 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$467 thousand
  • Sewer$356 thousand
  • Other service charges$114 thousand
  • Garbage collection$49 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$1.1 million

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$183 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$64 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt11%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

11%

of Owen's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$924 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$451 thousand
  • Water supply$407 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$66 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$810 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$810 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$386 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$199 thousand
  • Police$173 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$346 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Government buildings$121 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$120 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$74 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$341 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$132 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$87 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Owen. 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 Owen 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.