City government · Johnson County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Oxford took in $1.3 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, water)40%State tax money8.5%County and local tax money5.7%Fines and other1.5%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

41%

of Oxford's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes43%

Property tax

41%$521 thousand

Other taxes

2.4%$30 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses

Public utility taxes$25 thousand
Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services

40%$510 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more

Sewer$295 thousand
Water$144 thousand
Garbage collection$69 thousand
Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government

0.9%$12 thousand

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state

8.5%$108 thousand

County and local tax money5.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

5.7%$73 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other

1.5%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

29%

of Oxford'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

38%$479 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$265 thousand
Water supply$154 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$60 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

29%$367 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$367 thousand

Running the government and other costs

14%$171 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more

Government buildings$110 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

9.0%$113 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more

Fire protection$73 thousand
Police$33 thousand
Courts and legal services$7 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

5.2%$65 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation

Libraries$47 thousand
Parks and recreation$18 thousand

Sent to other local governments

2.6%$33 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$33 thousand

Interest on debt

1.9%$24 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oxford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

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.