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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Oakwood took in $27.6 million and spent $24.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes82%Fees for services (sewer, water)14%Fines and other4.0%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

65%

of Oakwood's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes82%

Individual income tax
65%$18.0 million
Property tax
15%$4.1 million
Other taxes
1.6%$432 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$432 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.3 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$324 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$120 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Health and hospitals1.0%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

46%

of Oakwood's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$11.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$11.0 million
  • Fire protection$580 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$6.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
1.0%$244 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$244 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$198 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$198 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$56 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oakwood. 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 Oakwood 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.