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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Oakes took in $5.7 million and spent $4.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)29%Fines and other25%City taxes24%State tax money13%Federal tax money9.0%

What stands out

25%

of Oakes' money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes24%

Property tax
14%$771 thousand
Sales tax
11%$606 thousand

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$625 thousand
  • Garbage collection$356 thousand
  • Sewer$321 thousand
  • Other service charges$261 thousand
  • Airport$91 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.0%

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

From the federal government
9.0%$509 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$721 thousand

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
25%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt12%Health and hospitals9.1%All other spending9.1%

What stands out

9.1%

of Oakes' spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$1.5 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$879 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$605 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$826 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$335 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$300 thousand
  • Sewer systems$191 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$512 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$512 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$498 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.1%$376 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$376 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$345 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$196 thousand
  • Airports$149 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oakes. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Oakes 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.