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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Durant took in $11.1 million and spent $11.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)79%City taxes15%State tax money5.3%Fines and other1.0%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

79%

of Durant's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes15%

Property tax
13%$1.4 million
Other taxes
2.1%$234 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$176 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$47 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services79%

Fees for services
79%$8.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$7.2 million
  • Water$857 thousand
  • Sewer$385 thousand
  • Garbage collection$266 thousand
  • Other service charges$40 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
  • Housing$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$36 thousand

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$585 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$69 thousand
Fines
0.4%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities78%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Sent to other local governments1.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

78%

of Durant's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
78%$8.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$7.6 million
  • Water supply$495 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$406 thousand
  • Sewer systems$174 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$723 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$277 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$208 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$800 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$399 thousand
  • Fire protection$305 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$71 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$148 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$128 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$144 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$144 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.6%$62 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$62 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$45 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on water supply debt$25 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$18 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Durant. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Durant 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.