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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tekoa took in $1.5 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)55%City taxes23%State tax money16%Fines and other5.1%

What stands out

5.5%

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

City taxes23%

Property tax
9.4%$144 thousand
Other taxes
8.5%$129 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$123 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.5%$84 thousand

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$841 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$331 thousand
  • Water$297 thousand
  • Garbage collection$192 thousand
  • Road charges$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$249 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$77 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Interest on debt5.7%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

23%

of Tekoa's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$577 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$236 thousand
  • Water supply$178 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$163 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$310 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$293 thousand
  • Airports$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$193 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$76 thousand
  • Government buildings$55 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$45 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$110 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$67 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Interest on debt
5.7%$75 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$67 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$33 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tekoa. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Tekoa 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.