City government · McCurtain County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Broken Bow took in $19.4 million and spent $14.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)34%State tax money18%Fines and other10%

What stands out

35%

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

City taxes38%

Sales tax
35%$6.8 million
Other taxes
2.4%$466 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$235 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$120 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$6.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$3.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Electric power$1.0 million
  • Sewer$778 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$3.5 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$1.8 million
Fines
1.1%$222 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

23%

of Broken Bow's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Water supply$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$494 thousand
  • Electric power$184 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$451 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$448 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$355 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$624 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$124 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$758 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$502 thousand
  • Libraries$256 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$613 thousand
Social services
1.4%$205 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$205 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$129 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$129 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Broken Bow. 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 City of Broken Bow 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.