Township government · Butler County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oakland Township took in $1.1 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%State tax money26%Federal tax money14%Fines and other4.0%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

33%

of Oakland Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes56%

Individual income tax
33%$356 thousand
Property tax
15%$169 thousand
Other taxes
7.7%$84 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$40 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$30 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$149 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$287 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$41 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities<0.1%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

77%

of Oakland Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
77%$859 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$859 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$182 thousand
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$57 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$47 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$71 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oakland Township. 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 Oakland Township 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.