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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Choctaw took in $20.2 million and spent $8.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes60%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)19%Federal tax money11%Fines and other6.5%State tax money2.6%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

55%

of Choctaw's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes60%

Sales tax
55%$11.1 million
Individual income tax
5.5%$1.1 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Sewer$975 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$388 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$2.2 million

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$531 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$45 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$1.1 million
Fines
0.9%$189 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs29%Interest on debt12%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

12%

of Choctaw's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$856 thousand
  • Sewer systems$655 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$664 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$362 thousand
  • Government buildings$55 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$588 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$255 thousand
  • Fire protection$229 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$104 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$486 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$486 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$482 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$482 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$100 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$100 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Choctaw. 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 Choctaw 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.