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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Red Oak took in $30.0 million and spent $19.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%Fines and other10%State tax money0.7%

What stands out

21%

of Red Oak's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes59%

Property tax
29%$8.6 million
Sales tax
21%$6.3 million
Other taxes
9.0%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$729 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$318 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$9.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$4.9 million
  • Water$3.5 million
  • Garbage collection$633 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$9 thousand

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$215 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$2.8 million
Fines
1.1%$341 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Interest on debt9.2%Running the government and other costs5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%Sent to other local governments2.2%

What stands out

43%

of Red Oak's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$8.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.4 million
  • Sewer systems$3.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$569 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$7.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$3.8 million
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$163 thousand
Interest on debt
9.2%$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
5.2%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$708 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$325 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$769 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$524 thousand
  • Libraries$245 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$430 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$430 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Red Oak. 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 Red Oak 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.