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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Oakland took in $18.4 million and spent $13.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money33%Town taxes26%Fines and other23%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)14%County and local tax money2.4%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

23%

of Oakland's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes26%

Property tax
13%$2.5 million
Other taxes
13%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$569 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$263 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$590 thousand
  • Garbage collection$287 thousand
  • Other school charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$248 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$6.1 million

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$445 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$4.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges38%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

38%

of Oakland's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
38%$5.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5.3 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$761 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$46 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$925 thousand
  • Sewer systems$518 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$246 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$556 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$556 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$258 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$213 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$45 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$123 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$123 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Oakland. 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 Town of Oakland 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.