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Broken Arrow's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Broken Arrow took in $211 million and spent $212 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (water, sewer)39%Fines and other5.8%State tax money5.5%Federal tax money0.8%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

34%

of Broken Arrow's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes49%

Sales tax

34%$71.5 million

Property tax

9.5%$20.1 million

Other taxes

5.2%$10.9 million

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more

Public utility taxes$7.7 million
Other licenses$1.9 million
Other selective sales taxes$795 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$527 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services

39%$82.7 million

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more

Water$32.0 million
Sewer$26.9 million
Other service charges$9.9 million
Garbage collection$9.5 million
Parks and recreation$2.7 million
Road charges$1.2 million
Other government-run businesses$344 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government

0.8%$1.7 million

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state

5.5%$11.5 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.3%$733 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other

5.0%$10.6 million

Fines

0.8%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt5.1%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

35%

of Broken Arrow's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

35%$74.2 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more

Fire protection$36.9 million
Police$36.1 million
Courts and legal services$1.3 million

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

29%$60.9 million

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

Water supply$26.4 million
Sewer systems$24.5 million
Garbage and solid waste$10.0 million

Running the government and other costs

15%$31.4 million

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more

Other and not broken out$22.7 million
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.7 million
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.1 million

Roads, transit and parking

10%$21.7 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$21.7 million

Interest on debt

5.1%$10.8 million

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$6.1 million
Interest on water supply debt$4.7 million

Parks, recreation and libraries

4.1%$8.8 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$8.8 million

Housing and community development

2.1%$4.6 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Broken Arrow 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.