Town government · Cooke County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Oak Ridge took in $343 thousand and spent $348 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)47%Town taxes43%Federal tax money8.7%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

37%

of Oak Ridge's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes43%

Other taxes
37%$127 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and public utility taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$120 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.8%$20 thousand

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$162 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$87 thousand
  • Sewer$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$30 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs62%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails15%

What stands out

62%

of Oak Ridge'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
62%$216 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$98 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$82 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$25 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$80 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$42 thousand
  • Sewer systems$38 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$52 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$40 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Oak Ridge. 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 Town of Oak Ridge 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.