Town government · Dane County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oregon took in $1.6 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%State tax money18%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)4.3%Fines and other1.9%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

11%

of Oregon's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes65%

Property tax
61%$954 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$56 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$35 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$67 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$50 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$174 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$284 thousand

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%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.0%Health and hospitals1.2%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

18%

of Oregon's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$959 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$959 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$378 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$257 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$62 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$325 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$280 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
  • Police$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.0%$91 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$91 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Oregon. 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 Oregon 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.