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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Oak Creek took in $87.9 million and spent $76.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (water, sewer)23%Fines and other12%State tax money12%County and local tax money3.0%Federal tax money2.0%

What stands out

43%

of Oak Creek's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes48%

Property tax
43%$38.2 million
Other taxes
4.2%$3.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$420 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$20.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$11.3 million
  • Sewer$6.4 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$100 thousand
  • Garbage collection$73 thousand
  • Road charges$12 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$1.8 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$10.6 million

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$2.6 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$10.5 million
Fines
0.5%$435 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending15%

What stands out

9.4%

of Oak Creek's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$17.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$13.5 million
  • Fire protection$3.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$550 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$200 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$16.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$9.4 million
  • Sewer systems$5.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$12.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.4 million
  • Government buildings$808 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$762 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$10.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.9 million
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$8.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.7 million
Health and hospitals
9.4%$7.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.2 million
Interest on debt
5.4%$4.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oak Creek. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

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