Town Hall · Oakdale

Oakdale, CA town hall & government

Oakdale spent $45.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,958 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Oakdale's government.

Town budget

Where Oakdale's money goes

Spent
$45.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,958
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$23.4 million
$1,007 per resident
Administration & buildings
$8.1 million18%
Police
$6.5 million14%
Sewer & trash
$6.4 million14%
Roads & transportation
$6.1 million13%
Water & other utilities
$4.5 million10%
Fire
$3.8 million8%
Paid to other governments
$3 million7%
Parks & libraries
$1.5 million3%
Interest on debt
$632,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$485,0001%
Health & welfare
$421,0001%
Other
$4.1 million9%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 23%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • From other local governments 10%
  • From the state 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Oakdale

Full-time staff
83
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$83,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
22
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
34 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
15 full-time
Administration & buildings
9 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
8 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
7 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Other
7 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Oakdale Joint Unified School District

Oakdale's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,206
California: $21,206
Students
5,173
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.8 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from California districts overall: 36% local, 52% state, 11% federal

  • Local 35%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $16,206 per pupil, $10,379 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Oakdale pay

Typical tax bill
$3,626
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.79%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$457,900
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Oakdale's government

🏛️ Official websiteoakdalegov.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Oakdale →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Oakdale

Oakdale is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Tom McClintock. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Oakdale's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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