City government · Gibson County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Oakland City took in $3.8 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)61%State tax money17%City taxes11%County and local tax money10%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

10%

of Oakland City'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
11%$410 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Road charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$624 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$396 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt8.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

8%

of Oakland City's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$860 thousand
  • Sewer systems$590 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$454 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$347 thousand
  • Fire protection$104 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$331 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$243 thousand
  • Government buildings$64 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Interest on debt
8.0%$214 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$102 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$102 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$88 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$88 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oakland City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 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 City 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.