City government · Blaine County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Watonga took in $11.2 million and spent $8.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)60%City taxes25%Fines and other7.1%Federal tax money6.9%County and local tax money1.0%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes25%

Sales tax

23%$2.6 million

Property tax

1.0%$114 thousand

Other taxes

0.3%$37 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses

Public utility taxes$32 thousand
Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services

60%$6.7 million

What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more

Electric power$5.1 million
Water$573 thousand
Garbage collection$427 thousand
Other service charges$254 thousand
Sewer$227 thousand
Airport$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.9%

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

From the federal government

6.9%$772 thousand

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state

0.5%$55 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.0%$115 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other

6.7%$742 thousand

Fines

0.4%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

4.6%

of Watonga'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

45%$3.8 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more

Electric power$3.2 million
Water supply$227 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$210 thousand
Sewer systems$207 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

18%$1.5 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports

Roads and highways$824 thousand
Airports$657 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

15%$1.2 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$636 thousand
Fire protection$439 thousand
Inspections and regulation$78 thousand
Courts and legal services$75 thousand

Running the government and other costs

11%$962 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$753 thousand
Other and not broken out$190 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

6.5%$547 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$289 thousand
Libraries$258 thousand

Health and hospitals

4.6%$386 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$386 thousand

Interest on debt

0.5%$41 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Watonga. 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 City of Watonga 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.