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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cushing took in $5.5 million and spent $4.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes90%State tax money7.9%Fines and other2.1%Fees for services0.1%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

90%

of Cushing's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes90%

Property tax
90%$4.9 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$432 thousand

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%$6 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$116 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs86%Sent to other local governments9.1%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%Roads, transit and parking1.2%Health and hospitals1.0%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

86%

of Cushing's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
86%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$133 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.1%$447 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$447 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$89 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$73 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$60 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$60 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$47 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$47 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Social services
0.2%$11 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cushing. 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 Cushing 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.