Town government · Beckham County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Carter took in $277 thousand and spent $213 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)48%Town taxes21%State tax money10%Federal tax money7.9%Fines and other7.9%County and local tax money5.1%

What stands out

19%

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

Town taxes21%

Sales tax
19%$53 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$133 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$70 thousand
  • Garbage collection$41 thousand
  • Sewer$11 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$22 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$29 thousand

County and local tax money5.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.1%$14 thousand

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking0.9%

What stands out

51%

of Carter's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
51%$109 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)$62 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$47 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$68 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$55 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$2 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Carter. 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 Carter 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.