Town government · Cotton County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Temple took in $1.2 million and spent $921 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)58%Town taxes18%State tax money9.9%Fines and other5.2%Federal tax money4.8%County and local tax money4.0%

What stands out

16%

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

Town taxes18%

Sales tax
16%$192 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$705 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$358 thousand
  • Garbage collection$193 thousand
  • Sewer$132 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$58 thousand

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$119 thousand

County and local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.0%$48 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$62 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs69%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails2.4%Interest on debt2.0%Sent to other local governments1.1%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

69%

of Temple's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
69%$631 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$629 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$226 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$192 thousand
  • Water supply$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$22 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$18 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$17 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$10 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Temple. 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 Town of Temple 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.