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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oberlin took in $6.0 million and spent $5.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)61%City taxes22%State tax money9.0%Fines and other5.1%County and local tax money2.7%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

6.8%

of Oberlin's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes22%

Property tax
13%$801 thousand
Sales tax
6.8%$407 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$128 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; public utility licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$62 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$39 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$24 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$2.3 million
  • Water$746 thousand
  • Sewer$270 thousand
  • Garbage collection$175 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
  • Airport$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$25 thousand

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$543 thousand

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$162 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$267 thousand
Fines
0.6%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Police, fire, courts and jails7.1%Running the government and other costs6.6%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

15%

of Oberlin's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
58%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.2 million
  • Water supply$789 thousand
  • Sewer systems$228 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$175 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$860 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$783 thousand
  • Libraries$77 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$505 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$472 thousand
  • Airports$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.1%$412 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$371 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$383 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$141 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$141 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$101 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$153 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on water supply debt$139 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$13 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$69 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$69 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$28 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$28 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oberlin. 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 Oberlin 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.