Town government · Beaver County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Beaver took in $2.1 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)49%Town taxes27%County and local tax money12%Federal tax money5.9%Fines and other3.9%State tax money2.5%

What stands out

25%

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

Town taxes27%

Sales tax
25%$516 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$47 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$44 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$479 thousand
  • Garbage collection$319 thousand
  • Sewer$163 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Airport$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.9%$122 thousand

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$51 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$240 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$66 thousand
Fines
0.7%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking5.8%

What stands out

11%

of Beaver's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$552 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)$341 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$211 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$537 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$339 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$164 thousand
  • Sewer systems$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$233 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$188 thousand
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$169 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$169 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$91 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$78 thousand
  • Airports$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Beaver. 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 Beaver 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.