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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Pocola took in $3.4 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%Fees for services (water, sewer)39%City taxes15%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

45%

of Pocola's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes15%

Sales tax
14%$484 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Sewer$325 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$1.5 million

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Interest on debt6.1%Roads, transit and parking2.2%

What stands out

23%

of Pocola'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$716 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$456 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$634 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$634 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$608 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$608 thousand
Interest on debt
6.1%$161 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$57 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$57 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pocola. 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 City of Pocola 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.