Town government · Sequoyah County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Gore took in $2.1 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)37%Fines and other11%County and local tax money5.2%State tax money1.4%

What stands out

43%

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

Town taxes45%

Sales tax
43%$911 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$797 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$618 thousand
  • Garbage collection$148 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$29 thousand

County and local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.2%$111 thousand

Fines and other11%

Fines
6.2%$132 thousand
Interest, rents and other
5.2%$111 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%Interest on debt2.6%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

1.6%

of Gore's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$824 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$824 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$650 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$563 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$87 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$354 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$331 thousand
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$53 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$51 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.6%$32 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gore. 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 Gore 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.