Town government · Grady County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Amber took in $422 thousand and spent $522 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes38%Fines and other36%County and local tax money14%State tax money11%Fees for services0.9%

What stands out

36%

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

Town taxes38%

Sales tax
36%$151 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and other service charges
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$48 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$58 thousand

Fines and other36%

Interest, rents and other
21%$89 thousand
Fines
15%$63 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails68%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

68%

of Amber'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
68%$357 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$310 thousand
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$159 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$150 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.0%$5 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$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 Amber. 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 Amber 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.