Town government · Grady County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Alex took in $737 thousand and spent $733 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other44%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)31%Town taxes24%County and local tax money1.5%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

42%

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

Town taxes24%

Sales tax

21%$154 thousand

Other taxes

2.7%$20 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes

Public utility taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services

31%$225 thousand

What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more

Water$92 thousand
Garbage collection$85 thousand
Sewer$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state

0.4%$3 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.5%$11 thousand

Fines and other44%

Fines

42%$308 thousand

Interest, rents and other

2.2%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails63%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Roads, transit and parking1.2%Interest on debt1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

63%

of Alex's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

63%$464 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice

Police$464 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

34%$252 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more

Water supply$115 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$85 thousand
Sewer systems$52 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

1.2%$9 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$9 thousand

Interest on debt

1.0%$7 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt

Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Interest on general debt$3 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

0.1%$1 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Alex. 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 Town of Alex 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.