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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Oak Leaf took in $635 thousand and spent $281 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes84%Fines and other8.7%Fees for services7.6%

What stands out

71%

of Oak Leaf's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes84%

Property tax
71%$454 thousand
Sales tax
9.9%$63 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$48 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$54 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs64%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Housing and community development11%Environment and natural resources3.2%

What stands out

64%

of Oak Leaf's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
64%$181 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$170 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$61 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$61 thousand
Housing and community development
11%$30 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.2%$9 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oak Leaf. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Oak Leaf 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.