Town government · Pottawatomie County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Asher took in $638 thousand and spent $659 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes35%Fines and other26%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)26%County and local tax money12%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

34%

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

Town taxes35%

Sales tax
34%$218 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$165 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$82 thousand
  • Garbage collection$46 thousand
  • Sewer$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$1 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$78 thousand

Fines and other26%

Fines
19%$120 thousand
Interest, rents and other
7.7%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking0.5%

What stands out

26%

of Asher'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%

Running the government and other costs
38%$249 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$231 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$238 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$152 thousand
  • Sewer systems$48 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$38 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$169 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$160 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Asher. 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 Asher 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.