City government · Oklahoma County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Oklahoma City took in $1.98 billion and spent $1.94 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%Fines and other8.9%County and local tax money4.1%Federal tax money3.2%State tax money2.1%

What stands out

36%

of Oklahoma City's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes49%

Sales tax
36%$723 million
Property tax
7.6%$151 million
Other taxes
5.3%$104 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$54.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$20.0 million
  • Other licenses$16.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$13.9 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$640 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$248 million
  • Sewer$152 million
  • Airport$80.0 million
  • Garbage collection$72.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$55.0 million
  • Other service charges$18.7 million
  • Transit fares$7.4 million
  • Parking$6.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.2%$63.7 million

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$42.4 million

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$80.8 million

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$165 million
Fines
0.6%$12.5 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Running the government and other costs12%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

18%

of Oklahoma City's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$524 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$360 million
  • Sewer systems$122 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$41.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$489 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$243 million
  • Fire protection$204 million
  • Courts and legal services$21.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$21.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$345 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$177 million
  • Airports$97.5 million
  • Public transit$65.1 million
  • Parking$5.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$236 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$231 million
  • Libraries$4.9 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$230 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$187 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17.3 million
Interest on debt
3.6%$69.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$44.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$25.2 million
  • Interest on public transit debt$13 thousand
Housing and community development
2.1%$41.8 million
Health and hospitals
0.4%$7.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oklahoma City. 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 Oklahoma 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.