City government · Burt County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Oakland took in $7.0 million and spent $7.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)77%City taxes13%State tax money6.3%Federal tax money2.1%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

77%

of Oakland's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes13%

Property tax
6.3%$445 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$238 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$189 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.8%$200 thousand

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$5.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$4.6 million
  • Water$425 thousand
  • Sewer$198 thousand
  • Garbage collection$80 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$147 thousand

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$443 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$29 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$147 thousand

Where it goes

Social services64%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%Roads, transit and parking5.8%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

64%

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

Spending by category100%

Social services
64%$4.7 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$4.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$979 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$749 thousand
  • Sewer systems$119 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$111 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$457 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$343 thousand
  • Libraries$114 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$424 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$424 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$423 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$258 thousand
  • Fire protection$165 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.6%$191 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$98 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$76 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$117 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 September 30, 2021. 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.