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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oxford took in $5.3 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)64%County and local tax money18%City taxes11%Fines and other3.4%Federal tax money2.3%State tax money0.6%

What stands out

18%

of Oxford'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 taxes11%

Property tax
6.0%$319 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$264 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$171 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$58 thousand
  • Other licenses$24 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$2.4 million
  • Sewer$487 thousand
  • Water$316 thousand
  • Garbage collection$173 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$123 thousand

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$31 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$968 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Fines
1.9%$102 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$77 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Running the government and other costs16%Sent to other local governments8.3%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Roads, transit and parking5.1%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

8.3%

of Oxford's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
61%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.8 million
  • Water supply$462 thousand
  • Sewer systems$245 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$156 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$715 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$617 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$46 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.3%$365 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$365 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$308 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$299 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$224 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$224 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$63 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$19 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$13 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oxford. 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 City of Oxford 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.