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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Oak Hill took in $11.7 million and spent $10.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (sewer)29%Federal tax money20%Fines and other5.0%State tax money2.0%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes44%

Property tax
31%$3.6 million
Sales tax
9.6%$1.1 million
Other taxes
3.4%$394 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$228 thousand
  • Other licenses$84 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$3.4 million
  • Other service charges$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$2.3 million

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$237 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$412 thousand
Fines
1.4%$168 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking14%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

20%

of Oak Hill's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$204 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$445 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$227 thousand
Social services
0.4%$42 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oak Hill. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Oak Hill 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.