Town government · Genesee County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oakfield took in $2.1 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%County and local tax money27%Fines and other19%State tax money5.4%Fees for services3.0%

What stands out

27%

of Oakfield's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes45%

Property tax
43%$899 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$60 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$40 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$63 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$46 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$114 thousand

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
27%$579 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
18%$389 thousand
Fines
0.3%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs27%Interest on debt22%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.2%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

22%

of Oakfield's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$629 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$629 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$457 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$283 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$62 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$55 thousand
  • Government buildings$53 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Interest on debt
22%$371 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$150 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$79 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$50 thousand
  • Police$14 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$54 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$52 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$1 thousand
  • Hospitals$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Oakfield. 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 Town of Oakfield 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.