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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 $2.3 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)79%Town taxes15%State tax money4.9%County and local tax money1.1%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

79%

of Oxford's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes15%

Property tax
14%$333 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services79%

Fees for services
79%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$414 thousand
  • Garbage collection$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$115 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$27 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$8 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Interest on debt5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

37%

of Oxford's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$917 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$727 thousand
  • Water supply$190 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$719 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$357 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$277 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$85 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$196 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$125 thousand
  • Fire protection$71 thousand
Interest on debt
5.2%$102 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 Town 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.