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Oakville's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oakville took in $883 thousand and spent $551 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%Fees for services (water)27%State tax money19%Fines and other6.9%

What stands out

18%

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

Town taxes47%

Sales tax
18%$159 thousand
Other taxes
18%$159 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$90 thousand
  • Other licenses$54 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$94 thousand

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$240 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other government-run businesses
  • Water$239 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$170 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$54 thousand
Fines
0.8%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

27%

of Oakville'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$177 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$177 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$147 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$100 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$146 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$77 thousand
  • Government buildings$48 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$50 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Oakville. 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 Town of Oakville 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.