Town government · Routt County, CO

Oak Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oak Creek took in $3.5 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)68%Town taxes19%State tax money7.0%Federal tax money3.5%County and local tax money1.5%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

13%

of Oak Creek's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes19%

Sales tax
13%$464 thousand
Property tax
3.0%$104 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$89 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$69 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.4 million
  • Water$432 thousand
  • Sewer$367 thousand
  • Garbage collection$144 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$121 thousand

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$243 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$51 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%Roads, transit and parking2.3%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

66%

of Oak Creek's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
66%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$278 thousand
  • Water supply$259 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$152 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$333 thousand
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)$157 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$87 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$75 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$320 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$317 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$155 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$155 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$63 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$63 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$43 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$35 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Oak Creek. 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 Oak Creek 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.