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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oxford took in $32.0 million and spent $30.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%State tax money17%Fines and other8.2%County and local tax money2.4%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

29%

of Oxford's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes44%

Individual income tax
29%$9.3 million
Property tax
8.7%$2.8 million
Business income tax
3.0%$969 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$936 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$444 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$439 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$8.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Water$2.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$618 thousand
  • Parking$609 thousand
  • Other service charges$516 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$349 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$5.4 million

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$776 thousand

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$2.2 million
Fines
1.3%$425 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

20%

of Oxford's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$8.2 million
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$5.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$129 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$7.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.5 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$357 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$103 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$6.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$5.3 million
  • Parking$852 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$638 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$545 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$93 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$237 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$53 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$53 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oxford. 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 City of Oxford 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.