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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lawton took in $39 thousand and spent $56 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)41%State tax money10%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

46%

of Lawton's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes46%

Property tax
46%$18 thousand

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand
  • Sewer$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$4 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries16%

What stands out

34%

of Lawton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$19 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$12 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lawton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Lawton 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.