Town government · Creek County, OK

Lawrence Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lawrence Creek took in $187 thousand and spent $167 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Town taxes39%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%Fines and other17%County and local tax money13%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

35%

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

Town taxes39%

Sales tax

35%$66 thousand

Other taxes

3.2%$6 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes

Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services

30%$56 thousand

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more

Water$30 thousand
Sewer$13 thousand
Garbage collection$12 thousand
Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state

1.6%$3 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

13%$25 thousand

Fines and other17%

Fines

9.1%$17 thousand

Interest, rents and other

7.5%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%Roads, transit and parking2.4%

What stands out

40%

of Lawrence Creek'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

40%$66 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection

Police$52 thousand
Fire protection$14 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

31%$52 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more

Water supply$30 thousand
Sewer systems$13 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand

Running the government and other costs

21%$35 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Other and not broken out$1 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

6.0%$10 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Libraries$1 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

2.4%$4 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$4 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lawrence Creek. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Lawrence Creek 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.