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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Pond Creek took in $2.8 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)55%County and local tax money24%City taxes18%State tax money2.0%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

24%

of Pond Creek's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes18%

Sales tax
17%$470 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$984 thousand
  • Water$212 thousand
  • Garbage collection$111 thousand
  • Sewer$94 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$65 thousand
  • Other service charges$61 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$55 thousand

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$678 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Fines
0.5%$15 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

58%

of Pond Creek's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
58%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$788 thousand
  • Water supply$162 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$111 thousand
  • Sewer systems$108 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$288 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$288 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$234 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$148 thousand
  • Fire protection$86 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$150 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$150 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$77 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
  • Libraries$33 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.4%$69 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$69 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pond 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 City of Pond 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.