Borough government · Chester County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oxford took in $6.9 million and spent $6.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes51%Fees for services (water, parking)27%State tax money16%Fines and other6.2%

What stands out

10%

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

Borough taxes51%

Property tax
32%$2.2 million
Individual income tax
9.7%$667 thousand
Other taxes
9.0%$623 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$344 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$181 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$98 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parking and 2 more
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Parking$234 thousand
  • Road charges$108 thousand
  • Other service charges-$98 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$1.1 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$361 thousand
Fines
0.9%$64 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Interest on debt1.8%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

31%

of Oxford'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
31%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$189 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
  • Parking$130 thousand
  • Public transit$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$559 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$291 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$252 thousand
  • Government buildings$192 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$48 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$111 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough 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 Borough 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.