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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Oakland took in $1.1 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes65%County and local tax money21%Fines and other8.5%State tax money3.9%Fees for services (sewer)1.2%

What stands out

22%

of Oakland's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes65%

Other taxes
33%$361 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$177 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$144 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
22%$241 thousand
Property tax
11%$120 thousand

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$43 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$235 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Fines
8.4%$93 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Sent to other local governments15%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%

What stands out

15%

of Oakland's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$303 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$126 thousand
  • Fire protection$80 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$69 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$28 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$276 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$276 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$160 thousand
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$160 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$155 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$85 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$70 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$128 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$128 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oakland. 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 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.