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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Tahlequah took in $452 million and spent $169 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, electric power)94%State tax money3.3%Federal tax money1.5%City taxes0.8%County and local tax money0.6%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

94%

of Tahlequah's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes0.8%

Sales tax
0.6%$2.5 million
Other taxes
0.2%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$32 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services94%

Fees for services
94%$423 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; electric power and 6 more
  • Hospital bills$381 million
  • Electric power$20.8 million
  • Water$9.7 million
  • Sewer$6.3 million
  • Garbage collection$3.9 million
  • Airport$265 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$238 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$7.0 million

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$14.9 million

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%$2.6 million

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$608 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$305 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals83%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.3%Police, fire, courts and jails2.8%Sent to other local governments2.6%Running the government and other costs1.5%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

83%

of Tahlequah's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
83%$139 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$139 million
  • Public health$355 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.3%$12.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 2 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.9 million
  • Water supply$3.5 million
  • Electric power$2.8 million
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.8%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$148 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$4.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$4.3 million
Running the government and other costs
1.5%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$385 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$1.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on general debt$770 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Airports$295 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$26 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$573 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$573 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tahlequah. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Tahlequah 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.