Town government · Le Flore County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Arkoma took in $1.9 million and spent $2.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)48%Town taxes26%Fines and other25%State tax money1.3%

What stands out

19%

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

Town taxes26%

Sales tax

18%$342 thousand

Other taxes

7.2%$134 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses

Public utility taxes$124 thousand
Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services

48%$896 thousand

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more

Water$504 thousand
Sewer$302 thousand
Garbage collection$86 thousand
Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state

1.3%$25 thousand

Fines and other25%

Fines

19%$360 thousand

Interest, rents and other

5.3%$99 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails60%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs4.7%Roads, transit and parking2.6%Health and hospitals0.4%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

60%

of Arkoma'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

60%$1.5 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police

Fire protection$1.1 million
Police$453 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

32%$804 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$411 thousand
Water supply$285 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$108 thousand

Running the government and other costs

4.7%$119 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$119 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

2.6%$67 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$67 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.4%$11 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$11 thousand

Interest on debt

0.3%$8 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

<0.1%$1 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries

Libraries$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Arkoma. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. 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 Town of Arkoma 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.