City government · Le Flore County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Poteau took in $30.5 million and spent $19.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)44%State tax money36%City taxes13%Fines and other6.7%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes13%

Sales tax
13%$3.9 million
Other taxes
0.3%$97 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$57 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$38 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$13.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$8.7 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$669 thousand
  • Sewer$667 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$11.0 million

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$1.1 million
Fines
3.1%$949 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Health and hospitals7.1%Running the government and other costs6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

7.1%

of Poteau'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
59%$11.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$8.3 million
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$711 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$129 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$109 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.1%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
6.4%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$719 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$555 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$874 thousand
  • Libraries$358 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$968 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$697 thousand
  • Airports$271 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$208 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$200 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$182 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Poteau. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Poteau 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.