Town government · Choctaw County, OK

Fort Towson's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fort Towson took in $743 thousand and spent $680 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)61%Town taxes26%Fines and other11%County and local tax money2.4%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

24%

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

Town taxes26%

Sales tax
24%$179 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$452 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$241 thousand
  • Sewer$134 thousand
  • Garbage collection$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$1 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$18 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$79 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Running the government and other costs24%Interest on debt5.0%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%Roads, transit and parking2.2%

What stands out

66%

of Fort Towson'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
66%$446 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$374 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$72 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$160 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$154 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
  • Police$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$15 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fort Towson. 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 Fort Towson 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.