Town government · Wagoner County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Porter took in $1.1 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)60%Town taxes30%State tax money8.4%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

28%

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

Town taxes30%

Sales tax

28%$310 thousand

Other taxes

1.9%$21 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes

Public utility taxes$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services

60%$657 thousand

What's in fees for servicesWater and other government-run businesses

Water$639 thousand
Other government-run businesses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state

8.4%$93 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other

1.9%$21 thousand

Fines

<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Running the government and other costs41%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

59%

of Porter'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

59%$740 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply

Water supply$740 thousand

Running the government and other costs

41%$520 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$520 thousand

Interest on debt

<0.1%$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Porter. 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 Town of Porter 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.