Town government · Garvin County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Stratford took in $1.9 million and spent $943 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes41%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)30%Fines and other27%State tax money1.7%

What stands out

41%

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

Town taxes41%

Sales tax
41%$794 thousand

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$572 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$278 thousand
  • Garbage collection$164 thousand
  • Sewer$130 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$32 thousand

Fines and other27%

Interest, rents and other
19%$369 thousand
Fines
8.0%$154 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Health and hospitals32%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

32%

of Stratford'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$319 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$293 thousand
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
32%$299 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$299 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$271 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$204 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$57 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$25 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$25 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Stratford. 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 Stratford 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.