City government · Canadian County, OK

El Reno's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), El Reno took in $37.7 million and spent $31.4 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%Fines and other12%State tax money6.5%

What stands out

43%

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

City taxes50%

Sales tax
43%$16.3 million
Other taxes
6.2%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$741 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$496 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.3%$120 thousand

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$11.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$5.3 million
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Airport$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$834 thousand
  • Other service charges$191 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$2.4 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$4.4 million
Fines
0.5%$191 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

37%

of El Reno's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$11.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$9.2 million
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$851 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$8.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Fire protection$3.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$212 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$1.7 million
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$991 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$850 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$664 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$290 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Libraries$370 thousand
Interest on debt
5.5%$1.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.2 million
  • Interest on general debt$533 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$227 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$227 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of El Reno. 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 El Reno 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.