City government · Oakland County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Oak Park took in $50.1 million and spent $59.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services35%State tax money16%Fines and other5.8%Federal tax money3.2%

What stands out

39%

of Oak Park's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes40%

Property tax
39%$19.6 million
Other taxes
1.4%$695 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$480 thousand
  • Other licenses$215 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$17.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$17.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$1.6 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$8.0 million

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$1.7 million
Fines
2.3%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking10%Sent to other local governments6.1%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

48%

of Oak Park's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$28.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$21.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$695 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$15.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$11.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
  • Water supply$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$6.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.2 million
Sent to other local governments
6.1%$3.6 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$3.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$2.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$930 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$674 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oak Park. 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 Park 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.