County government · Oxford County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Oxford County took in $17.3 million and spent $12.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes52%State tax money36%Fines and other6.1%Fees for services (airport)4.8%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

50%

of Oxford County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes52%

Property tax
50%$8.7 million
Other taxes
1.6%$275 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$206 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$833 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$791 thousand
  • Airport$42 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%$6.3 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$115 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Running the government and other costs45%Social services2.5%Roads, transit and parking1.7%

What stands out

45%

of Oxford County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
50%$6.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$511 thousand
Running the government and other costs
45%$5.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$427 thousand
  • Government buildings$425 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$135 thousand
Social services
2.5%$306 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$306 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.7%$211 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$211 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oxford County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Oxford County 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.