ZIP 94608 · Oakland, CA

Six governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 94608: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for California governments, the California State Controller's Office and the California Department of Education, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 94608?
94608 is served by the State of California, Alameda County, the City of Oakland, Oakland Unified School District, the City of Emeryville and Emery Uni School District. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of California spent $522.8 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Alameda County spent $4.66 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), City of Oakland spent $2.16 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Oakland Unified School District spent $1.19 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), City of Emeryville spent $87.7 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Emery Uni School District spent $25.2 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 94608?
Of the governments serving 94608, State of California collected $3.56 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Alameda County collected $942 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), City of Oakland collected $542 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Oakland Unified School District collected $389 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Emery Uni School District collected $18.7 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and City of Emeryville collected $16.6 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 94608.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Alameda County, Oakland, Emeryville and Oakland Unified School District

Why not this year? California governments with newer filings show figures from the California State Controller's Office and the California Department of Education (for 2024 and 2025, each government's newest year on file). Figures for Alameda County come from its own audited annual financial report. Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 94608

State of California$3.56 billion

0.7% of its $477.8 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Alameda County$942 million

20% of its $4.75 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

City of Oakland$542 million

25% of its $2.20 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Oakland Unified School District$389 million

36% of its $1.09 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Emery Uni School District$18.7 million

66% of its $28.6 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

City of Emeryville$16.6 million

19% of its $89.4 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Alameda County

$4.66 billion budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the county's own audited annual financial report.

Where the money comes from

State tax money39%County taxes23%Fees for services14%Federal tax money13%Fines and other8.3%Grants from federal, state and local governments3.4%

Full Alameda County breakdown

County taxes23%

Property tax

20%$942 million

Sales tax

1.8%$87.7 million

Other taxes

1.3%$60.6 million

Fees for services14%

Fees for services

14%$656 million

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government

13%$596 million

State tax money39%

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

From the state

39%$1.86 billion

Grants from federal, state and local governments3.4%

Grants from the federal government, the state and other local governments, which this government's report lists as one amount.

Grants from federal, state and local governments

3.4%$160 million

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other

7.6%$363 million

Fines

0.7%$31.7 million

Alameda County page →

Where the money goes

Health and hospitals29%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Social services23%Running the government and other costs17%Debt payments (principal and interest)2.6%All other spending1.8%

Full Alameda County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals

29%$1.37 billion

Police, fire, courts and jails

27%$1.25 billion

Social services

23%$1.06 billion

Running the government and other costs

17%$777 million

Debt payments (principal and interest)

2.6%$122 million

Roads, transit and parking

0.9%$42.9 million

Parks, recreation and libraries

0.9%$42.6 million

Alameda County page →

Your cities and towns

City of Oakland

$2.16 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 54% of this ZIP is in Oakland.

Where the money comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (airport, ports and waterways)30%Fines and other9.5%State tax money5.3%Federal tax money4.7%County and local tax money0.6%

Full Oakland breakdown

What stands out

21%

of Oakland's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.2%.

City taxes50%

Property tax

25%$542 million

Other taxes

21%$465 million

What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more

Other selective sales taxes$174 million
Occupation and business licenses$123 million
Public utility taxes$80.7 million
Real estate and stock transfer taxes$57.6 million
Other licenses$28.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax

4.1%$90.7 million

Fees for services30%

Fees for services

30%$655 million

What's in fees for servicesAirport; ports and waterways and 5 more

Airport$229 million
Ports and waterways$184 million
Other service charges$122 million
Sewer$76.4 million
Housing$22.0 million
Parking$17.4 million
Parks and recreation$4.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government

4.7%$103 million

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state

5.3%$116 million

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%$14.3 million

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other

8.6%$188 million

Fines

0.9%$20.6 million

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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs17%Housing and community development8.9%Health and hospitals6.3%All other spending9.9%

What stands out

8.9%

of Oakland's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Full Oakland breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

34%$726 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$348 million
Fire protection$199 million
Inspections and regulation$149 million
Courts and legal services$30.7 million

Roads, transit and parking

25%$529 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 2 more

Roads and highways$238 million
Airports$176 million
Ports and harbors$102 million
Parking$13.6 million

Running the government and other costs

17%$360 million

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$270 million
Government buildings$33.3 million
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32.3 million
Other and not broken out$24.1 million

Housing and community development

8.9%$192 million

Health and hospitals

6.3%$135 million

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$135 million

Parks, recreation and libraries

4.1%$88.0 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation

Libraries$47.6 million
Parks and recreation$40.5 million

Interest on debt

3.0%$65.4 million

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

2.7%$58.2 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems

Sewer systems$58.2 million

Sent to other local governments

<0.1%$788 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$560 thousand
Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$228 thousand

Social services

<0.1%$25 thousand

What's in social servicesOther public welfare

Other public welfare$25 thousand

Oakland page →

City of Emeryville

$87.7 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended June 30, 2024), from the California State Controller's Office.

About 46% of this ZIP is in Emeryville.

Where the money comes from

City taxes59%Fines and other27%Fees for services11%State tax money3.1%Federal tax money0.7%County and local tax money0.2%

Full Emeryville breakdown

City taxes59%

Other taxes

26%$22.9 million

Property tax

19%$16.6 million

Sales tax

8.5%$7.6 million

Tourism taxes

6.1%$5.4 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services

11%$9.5 million

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government

0.7%$612 thousand

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state

3.1%$2.7 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.2%$171 thousand

Fines and other27%

Interest, rents and other

26%$23.6 million

Fines

0.3%$248 thousand

Emeryville page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Housing and community development25%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%All other spending6.6%

Full Emeryville breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

34%$30.0 million

Housing and community development

25%$22.2 million

Running the government and other costs

16%$14.2 million

Roads, transit and parking

13%$11.1 million

Parks, recreation and libraries

4.9%$4.3 million

Debt payments (principal and interest)

3.1%$2.7 million

Health and hospitals

3.0%$2.7 million

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

0.5%$444 thousand

Emeryville page →

Your schools

Oakland Unified School District

$1.19 billion budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the California Department of Education.

About 54% of this ZIP is in Oakland Unified School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money47%School district taxes36%Fines and other9.8%Federal tax money7.1%County and local tax money0.1%

Full Oakland Unified School District breakdown

School district taxes36%

Property tax

36%$389 million

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services

<0.1%$440 thousand

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government

7.1%$77.3 million

State tax money47%

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

From the state

47%$510 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.1%$1.5 million

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other

9.8%$107 million

Oakland Unified School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges87%Debt payments (principal and interest)9.0%Sent to other local governments4.5%

Full Oakland Unified School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

87%$1.03 billion

Debt payments (principal and interest)

9.0%$107 million

Sent to other local governments

4.5%$53.2 million

Oakland Unified School District page →

Emery Uni School District

$25.2 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the California Department of Education.

About 46% of this ZIP is in Emery Uni School District.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes66%Fines and other14%State tax money12%Federal tax money6.3%County and local tax money1.9%

Full Emery Uni School District breakdown

School district taxes66%

Property tax

66%$18.7 million

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government

6.3%$1.8 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state

12%$3.6 million

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.9%$541 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other

14%$4.0 million

Emery Uni School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges82%Debt payments (principal and interest)18%

Full Emery Uni School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

82%$20.7 million

Debt payments (principal and interest)

18%$4.4 million

Sent to other local governments

<0.1%$34

Emery Uni School District page →

Your state

State of California

$522.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes56%Federal tax money28%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)8.7%Fines and other6.4%Local tax money1.4%

Full California breakdown

What stands out

26%

of California's money comes from a personal income tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes56%

Individual income tax

26%$123.1 billion

Sales tax

11%$53.3 billion

Other taxes

9.2%$44.1 billion

What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 16 more

Motor fuel taxes$9.24 billion
Motor vehicle licenses$8.51 billion
Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8.27 billion
Occupation and business licenses$5.13 billion
Other selective sales taxes$4.65 billion
Insurance premium taxes$4.01 billion
Tobacco taxes$1.43 billion
Public utility taxes$967 million
Public utility licenses$605 million
Alcoholic beverage taxes$418 million
Driver's licenses$400 million
Severance taxes$133 million
Hunting and fishing licenses$124 million
Corporation licenses$102 million
Alcoholic beverage licenses$98.6 million
Amusement licenses$22.0 million
Other licenses$18.4 million
Estate and gift taxes$891 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax

8.7%$41.4 billion

Property tax

0.7%$3.56 billion

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services

8.7%$41.4 billion

What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 10 more

Hospital bills$22.1 billion
College tuition$10.6 billion
Other service charges$3.55 billion
University housing and dining$2.78 billion
Parks, land and natural resources$1.96 billion
Parks and recreation$257 million
Electric power$149 million
Road charges$34.3 million
Parking$21.6 million
Other government-run businesses$8.8 million
Housing$1.0 million
Other education charges$683 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money28%

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

From the federal government

28%$133.8 billion

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments

1.4%$6.66 billion

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other

6.0%$28.7 billion

Fines

0.4%$1.77 billion

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Where the money goes

Sent to local governments39%Social services30%Schools and colleges12%Health and hospitals5.5%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

39%

of California's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full California breakdown

Spending by category100%

Sent to local governments

39%$205.0 billion

What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other public welfare and 22 more

Sent to school districts$68.1 billion
Sent to local governments: other public welfare$67.8 billion
Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$11.5 billion
Sent to school districts (colleges)$9.41 billion
Sent to local governments: roads and highways$8.79 billion
Sent to local governments: public health$8.48 billion
Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$4.85 billion
Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$4.30 billion
Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$3.93 billion
Sent to local governments: general support$3.92 billion
Sent to the federal government$3.60 billion
Sent to local governments: housing and community development$3.21 billion
Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$1.80 billion
Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$1.63 billion
Sent to local governments: sewer systems$1.00 billion
Sent to local governments: other government administration$998 million
Sent to local governments: libraries$671 million
Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$250 million
Sent to local governments: other education$226 million
Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$203 million
Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$185 million
Sent to local governments: police$75.2 million
Sent to local governments: airports$3.5 million
Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$190 thousand

Social services

30%$158.6 billion

What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more

Other public welfare$156.1 billion
Unemployment and social insurance offices$1.83 billion
Welfare institutions$559 million
Veterans' services$22.8 million

Schools and colleges

12%$62.1 billion

What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 3 more

Colleges and universities$44.7 billion
Scholarships and other education subsidies$7.82 billion
College housing, dining and bookstores$4.29 billion
Elementary and secondary schools$3.95 billion
Other education$1.34 billion

Health and hospitals

5.5%$29.0 billion

What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health

Hospitals$25.2 billion
Public health$3.80 billion

Police, fire, courts and jails

4.8%$25.1 billion

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; inspections and regulation and 3 more

Prisons and jails$12.6 billion
Inspections and regulation$5.00 billion
Police$3.20 billion
Courts and legal services$2.29 billion
Probation, parole and other corrections$1.97 billion

Roads, transit and parking

2.5%$13.2 billion

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more

Roads and highways$12.0 billion
Public transit$1.18 billion
Parking$6.1 million
Airports$5.7 million

Running the government and other costs

2.5%$12.9 billion

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.89 billion
Other and not broken out$3.16 billion
Other government administration$1.10 billion
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$729 million
Other government-run businesses$8.3 million

Environment and natural resources

1.7%$9.02 billion

What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation

Natural resources, farming and conservation$9.02 billion

Interest on debt

1.0%$5.39 billion

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

0.3%$1.54 billion

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 2 more

Sewer systems$665 million
Electric power$378 million
Garbage and solid waste$284 million
Water supply$214 million

Parks, recreation and libraries

0.2%$900 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$861 million
Libraries$39.4 million

Housing and community development

<0.1%$211 million

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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of California. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Alameda County. County of Alameda, Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

City of Oakland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Oakland Unified School District. California Department of Education, SACS Unaudited Actual Financial Data, fiscal year 2024-25, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

City of Emeryville. California State Controller's Office, Cities and Counties Annual Report (By The Numbers), fiscal year 2024, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.

Emery Uni School District. California Department of Education, SACS Unaudited Actual Financial Data, fiscal year 2024-25, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How these figures are counted. Revenue and spending are the figures that a California government reported to the California State Controller's Office in its annual cities and counties financial report, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. The report covers general-purpose and enterprise funds, such as water, sewer, trash, transit and hospitals, and leaves out internal service funds and depreciation. Fiscal years end June 30.

Spending by service. The report shows spending by service, with capital projects counted under the service they paid for. Debt repayment is shown separately.

Separate governments. Dependent special districts are not included.

School districts. School district figures are the unaudited actuals filed with the California Department of Education for the 2024-25 school year (ended June 30, 2025). The "Debt payments" line for a school district includes principal as well as interest, so spending can be higher than the Census figure.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.