Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oakland took in $25.9 million and spent $19.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes63%Fees for services (water, sewer)17%Fines and other13%State tax money7.2%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

63%

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

Borough taxes63%

Property tax
63%$16.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Sewer$582 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$1.9 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$133 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$3.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.0%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

45%

of Oakland'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
45%$8.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$516 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$5.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Fire protection$408 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$346 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$192 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.0%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$81 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$846 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$488 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$522 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$236 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$236 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$73 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$73 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Oakland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough 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.