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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Tahoka took in $4.6 million and spent $2.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)41%State tax money34%City taxes25%

What stands out

34%

of Tahoka's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes25%

Property tax
17%$791 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$195 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$195 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.7%$172 thousand

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$777 thousand
  • Garbage collection$723 thousand
  • Sewer$385 thousand
  • Airport$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%Interest on debt0.3%Roads, transit and parking0.2%

What stands out

56%

of Tahoka's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$891 thousand
  • Water supply$373 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$448 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$396 thousand
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$423 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$190 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$177 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$103 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$55 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tahoka. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Tahoka 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.