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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Oakland took in $921 thousand and spent $1.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)44%State tax money34%City taxes18%Fines and other3.9%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

34%

of Oakland's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes18%

Property tax
13%$117 thousand
Other taxes
5.2%$48 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$41 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$404 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$301 thousand
  • Sewer$103 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$311 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$5 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$20 thousand
Fines
1.7%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs16%

What stands out

23%

of Oakland's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$434 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$308 thousand
  • Sewer systems$116 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$233 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$233 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$190 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$190 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$168 thousand
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$159 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City 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.