Town government · Yalobusha County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Oakland took in $425 thousand and spent $304 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)31%Town taxes20%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

45%

of Oakland's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes20%

Property tax
19%$79 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$133 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$78 thousand
  • Garbage collection$33 thousand
  • Sewer$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$193 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$5 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Fines
2.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails20%

What stands out

51%

of Oakland's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$154 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$115 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$33 thousand
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$90 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$90 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$60 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$58 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Oakland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Oakland 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.