ZIP 73521 · Jackson County, OK

Four governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 73521: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Oklahoma governments, the Oklahoma State Department of Education, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 73521?
73521 is served by the State of Oklahoma, Jackson County, Altus School District 18 and Navajo School District 1. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Oklahoma spent $35.4 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Jackson County spent $96.6 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Altus School District 18 spent $43.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and Navajo School District 1 spent $5.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 73521?
Of the governments serving 73521, Altus School District 18 collected $7.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Jackson County collected $1.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Navajo School District 1 collected $992 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 73521.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Jackson County, Altus School District 18 and Navajo School District 1

Why not this year? Oklahoma governments with newer filings show school district figures from the Oklahoma State Department of Education (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 73521

Altus School District 18$7.3 million

16% of its $44.8 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Jackson County$1.8 million

1.7% of its $106 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Navajo School District 1$992 thousand

17% of its $5.9 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

This ZIP is outside any city or town, so Jackson County provides local services like police and parks.

Jackson County

$96.6 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)88%County taxes6.2%State tax money3.4%Fines and other1.6%Local tax money0.7%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

88%

of Jackson County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

Full Jackson County breakdown

County taxes6.2%

Sales tax
4.4%$4.7 million
Property tax
1.7%$1.8 million
Other taxes
0.1%$128 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$114 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$7 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services88%

Fees for services
88%$93.4 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills
  • Hospital bills$93.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$77 thousand

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$3.6 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$768 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$1.7 million
Jackson County page →

Where the money goes

Health and hospitals90%Roads, transit and parking3.7%Police, fire, courts and jails3.4%Running the government and other costs3.3%Environment and natural resources<0.1%

What stands out

90%

of Jackson County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Full Jackson County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
90%$86.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$86.2 million
  • Public health$314 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$428 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$276 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.3%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$630 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$492 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$462 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$56 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$56 thousand
Jackson County page →

Your schools

Altus School District 18

$43.1 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

About 67% of this ZIP is in Altus School District 18.

Where the money comes from

State tax money57%Federal tax money21%School district taxes16%Fees for services2.6%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money0.2%
Full Altus School District 18 breakdown

School district taxes16%

Property tax
16%$7.3 million

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$1.2 million

Federal tax money21%

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

From the federal government
21%$9.4 million

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$25.6 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$85 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$1.1 million
Altus School District 18 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges99%Debt payments (principal and interest)0.6%
Full Altus School District 18 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$42.8 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
0.6%$268 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$7 thousand
Altus School District 18 page →

Navajo School District 1

$5.8 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

About 31% of this ZIP is in Navajo School District 1.

Where the money comes from

State tax money61%School district taxes17%Federal tax money8.6%Fines and other7.9%Fees for services5.6%County and local tax money0.2%
Full Navajo School District 1 breakdown

School district taxes17%

Property tax
17%$992 thousand

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$332 thousand

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$511 thousand

State tax money61%

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

From the state
61%$3.6 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$11 thousand

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$468 thousand
Navajo School District 1 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges95%Debt payments (principal and interest)4.7%
Full Navajo School District 1 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$5.5 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
4.7%$271 thousand
Navajo School District 1 page →

Your state

State of Oklahoma

$35.4 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

Federal tax money40%State taxes37%Fines and other12%Fees for services (college tuition, electric power)11%Local tax money0.5%
Full Oklahoma breakdown

What stands out

12%

of Oklahoma's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical state government gets 7.3%.

State taxes37%

Individual income tax
13%$4.51 billion
Other taxes
11%$4.01 billion
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 17 more
  • Severance taxes$1.10 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$867 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$593 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$435 million
  • Tobacco taxes$375 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$180 million
  • Public utility taxes$115 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$92.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$87.9 million
  • Corporation licenses$57.3 million
  • Amusement taxes$31.2 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$30.9 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$25.7 million
  • Driver's licenses$16.1 million
  • Amusement licenses$2.1 million
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$800 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$68 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
11%$3.81 billion
Business income tax
1.9%$691 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$3.94 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; electric power and 13 more
  • College tuition$1.37 billion
  • Electric power$731 million
  • University housing and dining$668 million
  • Hospital bills$400 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$382 million
  • Other service charges$274 million
  • Parks and recreation$32.9 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$24.2 million
  • Housing$22.2 million
  • Water$12.4 million
  • Gas$11.5 million
  • Garbage collection$4.6 million
  • Other education charges$3.4 million
  • Road charges$2.0 million
  • Airport$218 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money40%

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

From the federal government
40%$14.2 billion

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.5%$170 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$4.19 billion
Fines
0.1%$42.1 million
Oklahoma page →

Where the money goes

Social services42%Sent to local governments19%Schools and colleges15%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%All other spending12%

What stands out

42%

of Oklahoma's spending goes to social services.A typical state government spends 31%.

Full Oklahoma breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
42%$14.7 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$14.4 billion
  • Welfare institutions$155 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$102 million
  • Veterans' services$46.0 million
Sent to local governments
19%$6.61 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: roads and highways and 18 more
  • Sent to school districts$5.23 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$456 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$309 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$187 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$154 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$128 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$32.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$29.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$20.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$16.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$15.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$10.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$10.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$8.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$5.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$2.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$339 thousand
  • Sent to the federal government$179 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$123 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
Schools and colleges
15%$5.40 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$3.50 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$962 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$672 million
  • Other education$255 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$12.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$2.82 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$2.18 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$623 million
  • Airports$5.8 million
  • Public transit$4.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$1.48 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$618 million
  • Courts and legal services$286 million
  • Police$277 million
  • Inspections and regulation$210 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$88.0 million
Running the government and other costs
3.6%$1.27 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 4 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$488 million
  • Other and not broken out$456 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$177 million
  • Other government administration$89.9 million
  • Government buildings$31.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$22.0 million
Health and hospitals
3.5%$1.23 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$783 million
  • Hospitals$446 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$792 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$771 million
  • Gas supply$11.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.6 million
  • Water supply$4.6 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$436 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on general debt$360 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$76.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$269 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$269 million
Housing and community development
0.7%$255 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$86.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$81.2 million
  • Libraries$5.6 million
Oklahoma page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Oklahoma. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Jackson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

Altus School District 18. Oklahoma State Department of Education, Oklahoma Cost Accounting System (OCAS) district revenue and expenditure reports, school year 2024-25, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Navajo School District 1. Oklahoma State Department of Education, Oklahoma Cost Accounting System (OCAS) district revenue and expenditure reports, school year 2024-25, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How these figures are counted. Oklahoma school district figures are what each district reported to the Oklahoma State Department of Education's cost accounting system for fiscal year 2025 (the 2024-25 school year, ended June 30, 2025). The figures are on a cash basis (money received and payments made), so a year with a large construction project can show more spending than revenue. Spending includes principal and interest on debt. Transfers between funds, bond sale proceeds, balances carried over and trust and agency funds are left out. Money the state pays on the district's behalf, such as teacher retirement, is not included.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.