City government · Contra Costa County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Oakley took in $50.8 million and spent $51.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (housing, parks and recreation)37%State tax money5.0%Federal tax money1.3%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

31%

of Oakley's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes55%

Other taxes
31%$15.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$12.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$550 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$261 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$192 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
16%$8.2 million
Sales tax
7.8%$4.0 million

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$19.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; housing and 1 more
  • Other service charges$18.8 million
  • Housing$96 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$677 thousand

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$2.5 million

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$347 thousand
Fines
0.2%$106 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs18%Interest on debt4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

45%

of Oakley's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$22.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$14.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$10.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$358 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$9.1 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)$5.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$801 thousand
  • Government buildings$502 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$1.0 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$1.0 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$418 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$288 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$288 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oakley. 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 Oakley 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.