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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Nocona took in $3.7 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)57%City taxes34%Fines and other6.1%State tax money2.3%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes34%

Property tax
18%$645 thousand
Sales tax
11%$422 thousand
Other taxes
4.9%$181 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$177 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$826 thousand
  • Garbage collection$521 thousand
  • Sewer$478 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$205 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$86 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$20 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$161 thousand
Fines
1.7%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%Roads, transit and parking7.7%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

8.5%

of Nocona'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
32%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$882 thousand
  • Sewer systems$134 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$995 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$961 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$615 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$484 thousand
  • Fire protection$83 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$48 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$266 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$207 thousand
  • Libraries$59 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$243 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$243 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Nocona. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Nocona 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.