City government · Stanislaus County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Oakdale took in $45.4 million and spent $45.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes36%Fees for services (sewer, water)35%Federal tax money10%County and local tax money10%State tax money4.5%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

19%

of Oakdale's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes36%

Sales tax
19%$8.7 million
Property tax
10%$4.6 million
Other taxes
6.2%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Other licenses$906 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$381 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$162 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$16.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$7.1 million
  • Water$6.1 million
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Airport$497 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
  • Parking$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$4.6 million

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$2.0 million

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$4.5 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$1.7 million
Fines
0.5%$235 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking13%Sent to other local governments6.6%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

6.6%

of Oakdale's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$12.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.1 million
  • Government buildings$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$243 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$10.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$6.4 million
  • Water supply$4.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$10.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Fire protection$3.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$387 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$98 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$6.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$5.5 million
  • Airports$557 thousand
  • Parking$21 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.6%$3.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$632 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$421 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$421 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oakdale. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Oakdale 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.