City government · Tulsa County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Tulsa took in $1.36 billion and spent $1.26 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)40%City taxes40%Fines and other11%Federal tax money6.2%County and local tax money1.9%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

31%

of Tulsa's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes40%

Sales tax
31%$417 million
Property tax
5.5%$74.7 million
Other taxes
3.6%$49.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$28.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$11.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$9.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$550 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 7 more
  • Sewer$150 million
  • Other service charges$142 million
  • Water$134 million
  • Airport$45.5 million
  • Garbage collection$35.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$34.2 million
  • Parking$7.5 million
  • Transit fares$2.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$116 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$84.9 million

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$13.4 million

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$26.1 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$138 million
Fines
0.5%$6.8 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs10%Health and hospitals9.2%All other spending11%

What stands out

9.2%

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

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$336 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$175 million
  • Water supply$125 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$35.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$277 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$161 million
  • Fire protection$106 million
  • Courts and legal services$9.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$60 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$268 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$184 million
  • Airports$53.1 million
  • Public transit$30.8 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$127 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$53.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$7.6 million
Health and hospitals
9.2%$115 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$115 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$65.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$65.8 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$34.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$31.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$2.7 million
Social services
2.3%$29.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$29.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$4.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$4.4 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$414 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tulsa. 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 Tulsa 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.