Town government · Oxford County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oxford took in $7.9 million and spent $6.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%Fines and other38%State tax money12%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)6.7%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

38%

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

Town taxes43%

Property tax
42%$3.3 million
Other taxes
1.0%$75 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$45 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$26 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.7%

Fees for services
6.7%$530 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$225 thousand
  • Sewer$207 thousand
  • Garbage collection$88 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$18 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$936 thousand

Fines and other38%

Interest, rents and other
38%$3.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%All other spending9.1%

What stands out

12%

of Oxford's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$892 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$1.8 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$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$627 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$73 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$869 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$869 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$812 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$744 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$454 thousand
  • Sewer systems$290 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.6%$450 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$450 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$148 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$114 thousand
  • Libraries$34 thousand
Social services
0.2%$17 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Oxford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town 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.