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

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

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%Town taxes29%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)17%Federal tax money8.2%Fines and other2.2%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

17%

of Oshkosh'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 taxes29%

Property tax
24%$369 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$87 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$54 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$264 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$244 thousand
  • Road charges$18 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$129 thousand

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$670 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$10 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals2.3%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

16%

of Oshkosh'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
52%$818 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$818 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$247 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$244 thousand
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$236 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)$107 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$70 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$204 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$101 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$49 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$35 thousand
  • Police$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$36 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$36 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Oshkosh. 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 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.