Village government · Dane County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Oregon took in $21.4 million and spent $33.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, water)19%Fines and other14%Federal tax money8.0%State tax money6.9%County and local tax money3.2%

What stands out

42%

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

Village taxes49%

Property tax
42%$9.1 million
Other taxes
7.2%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$314 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$96 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$604 thousand
  • Road charges$68 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
  • Other service charges$47 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$1.7 million

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$1.5 million

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$675 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$2.8 million
Fines
0.5%$112 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries45%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Running the government and other costs10%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

45%

of Oregon's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
45%$15.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$14.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$834 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$210 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$172 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$668 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$691 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$262 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$46 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$30 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$30 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Oregon. 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 Village 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.