City government · Oakland County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Royal Oak took in $163 million and spent $165 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (sewer, water)29%State tax money11%Federal tax money7.3%Fines and other6.1%County and local tax money2.7%

What stands out

42%

of Royal Oak's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes44%

Property tax
42%$68.3 million
Other taxes
2.6%$4.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$2.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$47.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$21.4 million
  • Water$14.3 million
  • Other service charges$5.6 million
  • Parking$4.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$12.0 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$17.4 million

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$4.4 million

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$7.6 million
Fines
1.4%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking15%Interest on debt8.0%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

8%

of Royal Oak's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 2.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$41.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$21.2 million
  • Fire protection$12.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$35.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$17.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.9 million
  • Government buildings$821 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$35.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$26.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$25.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25.5 million
Interest on debt
8.0%$13.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$13.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$12.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.7 million
  • Libraries$3.5 million
Health and hospitals
0.6%$985 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$985 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$787 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Royal Oak. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Royal Oak 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.