Town government · Custer County, OK

Custer City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Custer City took in $525 thousand and spent $458 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)66%Town taxes22%Federal tax money6.3%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money1.3%State tax money1.1%

What stands out

20%

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

Town taxes22%

Sales tax

20%$107 thousand

Other taxes

1.7%$9 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes

Public utility taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services

66%$347 thousand

What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more

Water$185 thousand
Garbage collection$105 thousand
Sewer$43 thousand
Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government

6.3%$33 thousand

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state

1.1%$6 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.3%$7 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other

2.7%$14 thousand

Fines

0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities76%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs3.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%Roads, transit and parking1.5%

What stands out

76%

of Custer City'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

76%$349 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more

Water supply$251 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$86 thousand
Sewer systems$12 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

17%$78 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$70 thousand
Fire protection$7 thousand
Courts and legal services$1 thousand

Running the government and other costs

3.1%$14 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

2.2%$10 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

1.5%$7 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$7 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Custer City. 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 Custer City 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.