Town government · Stephens County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Empire City took in $125 thousand and spent $82 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money69%Fines and other16%County and local tax money10%Fees for services4.8%

What stands out

69%

of Empire City's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money69%

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

From the state
69%$86 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$13 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails91%Running the government and other costs6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%

What stands out

91%

of Empire City's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
91%$75 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$75 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$5 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Empire 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 Empire 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.