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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pawhuska took in $38.4 million and spent $29.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, electric power)73%State tax money17%City taxes6.1%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

73%

of Pawhuska's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes6.1%

Sales tax
5.3%$2.0 million
Other taxes
0.8%$306 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$280 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$24 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$28.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; electric power and 6 more
  • Hospital bills$21.4 million
  • Electric power$4.7 million
  • Water$825 thousand
  • Other service charges$533 thousand
  • Garbage collection$498 thousand
  • Sewer$277 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$29 thousand
  • Airport$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$6.6 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$1.0 million
Fines
0.5%$196 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals67%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%Running the government and other costs3.4%Roads, transit and parking1.5%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

67%

of Pawhuska's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
67%$20.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$19.4 million
  • Public health$608 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$6.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$4.4 million
  • Water supply$834 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$681 thousand
  • Sewer systems$569 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$924 thousand
  • Fire protection$605 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.4%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$439 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$435 thousand
  • Airports$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$237 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$211 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$225 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pawhuska. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Pawhuska 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.