City government · Beckham County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sayre took in $5.1 million and spent $4.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)35%Fines and other14%State tax money2.5%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

32%

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

City taxes47%

Sales tax

32%$1.6 million

Other taxes

15%$754 thousand

What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more

Other licenses$553 thousand
Public utility taxes$154 thousand
Other taxes not classified elsewhere$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services

35%$1.8 million

What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 5 more

Water$1.1 million
Garbage collection$303 thousand
Sewer$299 thousand
Airport$63 thousand
Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

1.6%$82 thousand

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state

2.5%$125 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other

13%$677 thousand

Fines

0.3%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

28%

of Sayre'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

42%$1.8 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more

Water supply$1.1 million
Garbage and solid waste$371 thousand
Sewer systems$262 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

28%$1.2 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more

Police$784 thousand
Inspections and regulation$308 thousand
Fire protection$75 thousand
Courts and legal services$26 thousand

Running the government and other costs

14%$577 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$342 thousand
Other and not broken out$229 thousand
Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

7.2%$303 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports

Roads and highways$265 thousand
Airports$38 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

5.8%$241 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$187 thousand
Libraries$54 thousand

Health and hospitals

1.5%$64 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$64 thousand

Interest on debt

0.8%$32 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt

Interest on water supply debt$19 thousand
Interest on general debt$13 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sayre. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Sayre 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.