City government · Sumner County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oxford took in $2.1 million and spent $2.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)78%City taxes19%State tax money2.8%County and local tax money0.4%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

78%

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%.

City taxes19%

Property tax
14%$308 thousand
Sales tax
3.0%$64 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services78%

Fees for services
78%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$1.1 million
  • Water$162 thousand
  • Garbage collection$153 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$97 thousand
  • Sewer$69 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$59 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$9 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$6 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%Running the government and other costs4.9%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

62%

of Oxford's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
62%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$995 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$142 thousand
  • Water supply$127 thousand
  • Sewer systems$43 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$303 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$301 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$256 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$192 thousand
  • Airports$64 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$129 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$76 thousand
  • Libraries$53 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.9%$104 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$93 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oxford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

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.