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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Oshkosh took in $165 million and spent $152 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)35%City taxes33%State tax money13%Fines and other10%Federal tax money5.0%County and local tax money4.1%

What stands out

31%

of Oshkosh's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes33%

Property tax
31%$50.5 million
Other taxes
2.1%$3.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$749 thousand
  • Other licenses$228 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$57.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 8 more
  • Sewer$18.1 million
  • Water$15.3 million
  • Road charges$14.4 million
  • Other service charges$5.7 million
  • Transit fares$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$965 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$213 thousand
  • Parking$205 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$8.3 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$21.6 million

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$6.7 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$16.2 million
Fines
0.4%$580 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries14%All other spending9.5%

What stands out

8.5%

of Oshkosh's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 2.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$33.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$17.1 million
  • Police$15.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$500 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$29.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$22.4 million
  • Public transit$6.6 million
  • Parking$776 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$27.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$20.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$403 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$26.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$11.7 million
  • Sewer systems$11.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$20.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$16.8 million
  • Libraries$4.1 million
Interest on debt
8.5%$12.9 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$623 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$545 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$274 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$271 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$449 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$449 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oshkosh. 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 Oshkosh 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.