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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oakwood took in $7.7 million and spent $5.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%County and local tax money29%Fines and other19%Fees for services (sewer)8.7%State tax money3.6%

What stands out

29%

of Oakwood's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes40%

Other taxes
23%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$481 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$415 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$319 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$318 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$127 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$1.3 million

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$672 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$653 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$277 thousand

County and local tax money29%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
29%$2.2 million

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
11%$860 thousand
Fines
8.0%$614 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs24%Interest on debt6.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.4%

What stands out

38%

of Oakwood'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
29%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.3 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$719 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$373 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$169 thousand
Interest on debt
6.8%$355 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$72 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$72 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oakwood. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Oakwood 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.