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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oakfield took in $1.0 million and spent $965 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%Fines and other28%Town taxes28%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)7.2%

What stands out

28%

of Oakfield's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes28%

Property tax
28%$293 thousand

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$75 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$57 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$380 thousand

Fines and other28%

Interest, rents and other
28%$296 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

10%

of Oakfield's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$339 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$213 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$86 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$332 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$332 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$100 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.5%$92 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$92 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$88 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$88 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$6 thousand
Social services
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Oakfield. 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 Town of Oakfield 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.