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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Oakland took in $1.7 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)57%City taxes27%State tax money13%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

57%

of Oakland's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes27%

Property tax
23%$407 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$59 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$990 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$559 thousand
  • Sewer$424 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$231 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$4 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%

What stands out

49%

of Oakland's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$846 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$442 thousand
  • Water supply$404 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$308 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$139 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$74 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$70 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$234 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$234 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$196 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$196 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$80 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$53 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$49 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oakland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City 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.