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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cushing took in $28.0 million and spent $28.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)59%City taxes27%Fines and other8.1%Federal tax money5.5%County and local tax money0.4%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

26%

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

City taxes27%

Sales tax
26%$7.3 million
Other taxes
1.1%$316 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$138 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$120 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$16.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$10.4 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$970 thousand
  • Airport$704 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$1.5 million

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$20 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$114 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$2.2 million
Fines
0.3%$75 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

50%

of Cushing's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$14.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$8.2 million
  • Water supply$4.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$759 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$2.4 million
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$297 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$86 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Airports$770 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Housing and community development
1.4%$386 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$373 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$373 thousand
Social services
0.6%$155 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$155 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cushing. 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 Cushing 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.