Borough government · Susquehanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oakland took in $311 thousand and spent $333 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes62%State tax money23%Federal tax money9.3%Fines and other4.8%County and local tax money0.6%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

18%

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

Borough taxes62%

Property tax
43%$133 thousand
Individual income tax
18%$56 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.3%

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

From the federal government
9.3%$29 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$70 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$2 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$14 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs29%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Housing and community development0.9%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

45%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$151 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$151 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$98 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$46 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$47 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$30 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$12 thousand
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Oakland. 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 Borough 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.