Town government · Jefferson County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oakland took in $1.4 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%State tax money18%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)16%Fines and other2.0%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

16%

of Oakland's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes64%

Property tax
58%$830 thousand
Other taxes
6.4%$92 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$54 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$228 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$214 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$257 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Fines
1.0%$15 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

13%

of Oakland's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$661 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$661 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$512 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$409 thousand
  • Police$87 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$230 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$185 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$221 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$221 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$48 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$9 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$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Oakland. 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 Oakland 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.