City government · Pawnee County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Pawnee took in $6.0 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)67%City taxes15%Fines and other7.8%Federal tax money6.3%State tax money2.9%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes15%

Sales tax
15%$878 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$19 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$2.6 million
  • Water$425 thousand
  • Sewer$362 thousand
  • Other service charges$288 thousand
  • Garbage collection$279 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$380 thousand

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$175 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$61 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$450 thousand
Fines
0.4%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals9.2%Running the government and other costs7.6%Roads, transit and parking4.9%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

9.2%

of Pawnee'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
58%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.0 million
  • Water supply$480 thousand
  • Sewer systems$297 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$209 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$568 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$352 thousand
  • Fire protection$209 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.2%$464 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$464 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$383 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$308 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$61 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$249 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$249 thousand
Interest on debt
4.4%$221 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$135 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$86 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$210 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$136 thousand
  • Libraries$74 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pawnee. 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 City of Pawnee 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.