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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Tonkawa took in $10.7 million and spent $10.4 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)66%City taxes22%Fines and other10%State tax money1.5%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes22%

Sales tax
21%$2.3 million
Other taxes
0.9%$92 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$73 thousand
  • Other licenses$18 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$7.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$5.0 million
  • Water$728 thousand
  • Other service charges$535 thousand
  • Garbage collection$332 thousand
  • Sewer$283 thousand
  • Gas$97 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$68 thousand

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$158 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$947 thousand
Fines
1.3%$139 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Parks, recreation and libraries21%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs7.5%Health and hospitals7.3%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

21%

of Tonkawa's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$4.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$3.6 million
  • Water supply$511 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$327 thousand
  • Sewer systems$193 thousand
  • Gas supply$112 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
21%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
  • Libraries$158 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$977 thousand
  • Fire protection$443 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$89 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$778 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$729 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$49 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.3%$760 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$760 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$208 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$198 thousand
  • Airports$10 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$174 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on gas supply debt and 2 more
  • Interest on water supply debt$136 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$35 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$2 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tonkawa. 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 Tonkawa 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.