Oroville, WA town hall & government
Oroville spent $3.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,828 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Oroville's government.
Where Oroville's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 23%
- Sales taxes 20%
- Utility sales 16%
- Interest, fines & other 15%
- From the state 14%
- Property taxes 10%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
- From the federal government 1%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Oroville
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Oroville didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Oroville School District
Oroville's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Washington districts overall: 27% local, 66% state, 8% federal
- Local 13%
- State 58%
- Federal 29%
Of the $21,923 per pupil, $12,191 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.
Which schools Oroville kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Oroville pay
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Oroville's government
Who represents Oroville
Oroville is represented in Congress by Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and Representative Dan Newhouse. Bob Ferguson is governor.
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.