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Burns Flat's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Burns Flat took in $1.5 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)51%Town taxes25%Federal tax money15%State tax money5.2%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

22%

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

Town taxes25%

Sales tax
22%$331 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$40 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$763 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$253 thousand
  • Garbage collection$227 thousand
  • Sewer$147 thousand
  • Other service charges$116 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$224 thousand

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$78 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$41 thousand
Fines
1.6%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs15%Health and hospitals11%Roads, transit and parking7.3%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

11%

of Burns Flat's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$463 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$172 thousand
  • Water supply$151 thousand
  • Sewer systems$140 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$297 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$265 thousand
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$177 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$98 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$78 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$134 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$134 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$88 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$88 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Burns Flat. 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 Burns Flat 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.