Town government · Gregg County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), White Oak took in $7.1 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%Fees for services (water, sewer)40%Federal tax money15%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

15%

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

Town taxes44%

Property tax
32%$2.3 million
Sales tax
11%$798 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$38 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Sewer$873 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$246 thousand
  • Garbage collection$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$1.0 million

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Interest on debt4.2%

What stands out

50%

of White Oak'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
50%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$238 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$93 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$79 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$800 thousand
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)$700 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$516 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$501 thousand
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$493 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$321 thousand
  • Sewer systems$172 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$166 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of White 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 Town of White 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.