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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oulu took in $430 thousand and spent $290 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%Town taxes33%Federal tax money6.5%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)4.4%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

55%

of Oulu's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes33%

Property tax
33%$144 thousand

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$19 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand
  • Road charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$28 thousand

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$237 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.6%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%Health and hospitals3.1%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

7.6%

of Oulu'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
64%$185 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$185 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$51 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.6%$22 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Oulu. 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 Oulu 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.