Town government · Lea County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Tatum took in $3.1 million and spent $2.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other36%State tax money23%Fees for services (water)17%Town taxes17%County and local tax money5.1%Federal tax money3.2%

What stands out

16%

of Tatum's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes17%

Sales tax
16%$488 thousand
Property tax
0.8%$26 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$522 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$522 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$101 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$710 thousand

County and local tax money5.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.1%$160 thousand

Fines and other36%

Interest, rents and other
24%$741 thousand
Fines
12%$379 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs74%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking6.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

74%

of Tatum's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
74%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$155 thousand
  • Government buildings$49 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$498 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$452 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$176 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$176 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$52 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$52 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Tatum. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Tatum 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.