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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Live Oak took in $16.0 million and spent $14.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes35%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)30%State tax money24%Fines and other7.4%County and local tax money2.5%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

15%

of Live Oak's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes35%

Property tax
20%$3.3 million
Other taxes
15%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$568 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$446 thousand
  • Other licenses$162 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Gas$942 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$292 thousand
  • Other service charges$65 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%$204 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$3.8 million

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$401 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$1.2 million
Fines
0.1%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

23%

of Live Oak's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$6.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$938 thousand
  • Gas supply$762 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$140 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$763 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$364 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$289 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$289 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$272 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$272 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$234 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$227 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Live Oak. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Live Oak 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.