City government · Christian County, KY

Oak Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Oak Grove took in $7.4 million and spent $6.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes68%Fees for services (water)24%State tax money3.5%Fines and other2.5%Federal tax money2.0%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

30%

of Oak Grove's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes68%

Other taxes
30%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$392 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$288 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$103 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
20%$1.5 million
Individual income tax
11%$807 thousand
Business income tax
7.6%$564 thousand

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$146 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$259 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$25 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$127 thousand
Fines
0.8%$61 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs19%Sent to other local governments18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking3.8%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

18%

of Oak Grove's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$679 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$75 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$940 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$273 thousand
Sent to other local governments
18%$1.2 million
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$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$841 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$841 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$248 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$248 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$203 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$203 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$188 thousand
Social services
0.6%$39 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oak Grove. 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 Oak Grove 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.