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Oakland

Oakland is a city in California.

Collected and spent

In fiscal year 2024, Oakland collected $761.8M in taxes and spent $927.3M.

Collected
$761.8M
Fiscal year 2024 · taxes
Spent
$927.3M
Fiscal year 2024

Where the money comes from

One tax.

Property tax
$0.1145 per $100 of value
Source · Alameda County Auditor-Controller, Tax Analysis Division, City of Oakland 2024 voter-approved overlays only. Read on June 12, 2026.
DetailsCity of Oakland 2024 voter-approved overlays only (city bonds/pension override 1.145 mills), per Alameda County 2024-25 Tax Rate Book — 1% Prop 13 base rendered as a separate statutory line; Oakland's flat per-parcel measures are out of model until CA SD ingest

Where it goes

Six service lines.

Public safety
$550.6M
This figure is a share of one printed line, split in the proportions the budget schedule gives.
General government
$244.1M
Health and human services
$74.3M
Public works · Public works and transportation, General Fund column
$53.4M
Public works · Capital outlay, General Fund column
$2.9M
Debt service · past obligation
$2.0M

Bars in both tables share one scale. Hatched lines pay for past obligations, not current services.

Source · City of Oakland, California Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. Read on September 16, 2026.
DetailsCity of Oakland, California Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the Year Ended June 30, 2024 — Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances — Governmental Funds, General Fund column (page 25); Management's Discussion and Analysis General Fund revenue detail (page 15). Audited by Macias Gini & O'Connell LLP

Who decides

Not on file yet.

When decisions happen

Not on file yet.

How to reach it

Not on file yet.

Also on this tax bill

An Oakland address pays these governments too.

On every bill in Oakland

Sources

What it is
Alameda County Auditor-Controller, Tax Analysis Division, City of Oakland 2024 voter-approved overlays only. Read on June 12, 2026.
DetailsCity of Oakland 2024 voter-approved overlays only (city bonds/pension override 1.145 mills), per Alameda County 2024-25 Tax Rate Book — 1% Prop 13 base rendered as a separate statutory line; Oakland's flat per-parcel measures are out of model until CA SD ingest
Collected
City of Oakland, California Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. Read on September 16, 2026.
DetailsCity of Oakland, California Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the Year Ended June 30, 2024 — Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances — Governmental Funds, General Fund column (page 25); Management's Discussion and Analysis General Fund revenue detail (page 15). Audited by Macias Gini & O'Connell LLP
Spent
City of Oakland, California Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. Read on September 16, 2026.
DetailsCity of Oakland, California Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the Year Ended June 30, 2024 — Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances — Governmental Funds, General Fund column (page 25); Management's Discussion and Analysis General Fund revenue detail (page 15). Audited by Macias Gini & O'Connell LLP
Taxes
Alameda County Auditor-Controller, Tax Analysis Division, City of Oakland 2024 voter-approved overlays only. Read on June 12, 2026.
DetailsCity of Oakland 2024 voter-approved overlays only (city bonds/pension override 1.145 mills), per Alameda County 2024-25 Tax Rate Book — 1% Prop 13 base rendered as a separate statutory line; Oakland's flat per-parcel measures are out of model until CA SD ingest

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