Village government · Morehouse Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oak Ridge took in $126 thousand and spent $117 thousand.

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 (water)63%Village taxes36%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

18%

of Oak Ridge'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%.

Village taxes36%

Other taxes
18%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$22 thousand

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$80 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities82%Running the government and other costs9.4%Roads, transit and parking6.8%Police, fire, courts and jails1.7%

What stands out

82%

of Oak Ridge'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
82%$96 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and electric power
  • Water supply$91 thousand
  • Electric power$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$11 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$8 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.7%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Oak Ridge. 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 Village of Oak Ridge 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.