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Oakland Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Oakland Park took in $130 million and spent $123 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes37%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%Fines and other14%Federal tax money8.0%State tax money3.2%County and local tax money2.3%

What stands out

8%

of Oakland Park's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes37%

Property tax
23%$29.4 million
Other taxes
14%$18.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$7.3 million
  • Other licenses$5.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.6 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.1 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$771 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$45.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$14.7 million
  • Water$12.5 million
  • Sewer$10.0 million
  • Garbage collection$8.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$491 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$10.3 million

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$4.1 million

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$3.0 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$18.3 million
Fines
0.3%$410 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%Interest on debt3.3%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

39%

of Oakland Park's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$47.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$25.7 million
  • Police$18.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$622 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$28.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$8.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$27.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$19.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$7.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.8 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Interest on debt
3.3%$4.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Environment and natural resources
3.0%$3.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oakland Park. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Oakland Park 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.