Town government · Muskogee County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Porum took in $1.6 million and spent $1.7 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 (water, garbage collection)79%Town taxes16%Fines and other2.8%State tax money2.0%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

14%

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

Town taxes16%

Sales tax
14%$224 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services79%

Fees for services
79%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$147 thousand
  • Sewer$34 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%$32 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$10 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Fines
2.0%$32 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities68%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs1.7%Health and hospitals0.7%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

68%

of Porum'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
68%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$976 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$180 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$269 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$184 thousand
  • Fire protection$70 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$220 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$220 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.7%$28 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Porum. 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 Porum 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.