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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oak Harbor took in $48.7 million and spent $41.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)55%City taxes33%Fines and other6.1%State tax money5.2%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes33%

Sales tax
13%$6.5 million
Other taxes
11%$5.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$360 thousand
  • Other licenses$350 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$61 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.3%$4.5 million

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$27.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$13.9 million
  • Water$6.4 million
  • Garbage collection$4.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$534 thousand
  • Road charges$439 thousand
  • Electric power$75 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%$2 thousand

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$2.5 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$27 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$2.9 million
Fines
0.2%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Interest on debt13%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking8.2%All other spending10%

What stands out

13%

of Oak Harbor's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$14.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$5.3 million
  • Water supply$5.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$9.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$654 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$616 thousand
Interest on debt
13%$5.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$5.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$4.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$403 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
  • Libraries$75 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$386 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$386 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$377 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$189 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$189 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$3 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$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oak Harbor. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 Harbor 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.