Town government · Kaufman County, TX

Oak Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oak Grove took in $784 thousand and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes83%State tax money14%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)1.9%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

40%

of Oak Grove's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes83%

Sales tax
40%$311 thousand
Property tax
30%$233 thousand
Other taxes
14%$106 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$88 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$16 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$12 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$112 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Fines
0.8%$6 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking3.7%Interest on debt1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

52%

of Oak Grove'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
52%$697 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$697 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$310 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$168 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$266 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$234 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$49 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$49 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Oak Grove. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Oak Grove 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.