City government · Butte County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Oroville took in $41.2 million and spent $38.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes63%Fees for services (sewer, airport)17%Fines and other13%State tax money3.9%Federal tax money2.3%

What stands out

38%

of Oroville'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 taxes63%

Other taxes
38%$15.6 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$7.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.6 million
  • Other licenses$2.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$108 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
15%$6.3 million
Property tax
9.8%$4.0 million

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$7.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$4.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Airport$699 thousand
  • Road charges$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$959 thousand

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$1.6 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$5.4 million
Fines
0.2%$70 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.4%Housing and community development8.7%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

8.7%

of Oroville's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$13.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$8.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$11.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Fire protection$4.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
  • Airports$716 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.4%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
Housing and community development
8.7%$3.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
Health and hospitals
1.0%$402 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$402 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$241 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oroville. 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 Oroville 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.