Town government · Choctaw County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Boswell took in $863 thousand and spent $800 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes37%Fees for services (water, sewer)36%County and local tax money20%Fines and other7.2%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

35%

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

Town taxes37%

Sales tax
35%$302 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$312 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$168 thousand
  • Sewer$93 thousand
  • Garbage collection$51 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%$2 thousand

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$169 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$54 thousand
Fines
0.9%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt3.3%

What stands out

60%

of Boswell's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
60%$480 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$442 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$38 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$209 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$143 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$62 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$85 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$50 thousand
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Boswell. 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 Boswell 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.