City government · Crawford County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alma took in $5.2 million and spent $4.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)59%City taxes18%County and local tax money16%Fines and other4.8%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes18%

Sales tax
16%$836 thousand
Property tax
2.2%$117 thousand

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Sewer$767 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$418 thousand
  • Garbage collection$296 thousand
  • Other service charges$35 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$84 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$836 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Fines
3.8%$198 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Interest on debt3.5%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

31%

of Alma'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
41%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$792 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$617 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)$385 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$224 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$446 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$337 thousand
  • Fire protection$79 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$165 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$108 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$97 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Social services
0.3%$13 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alma. 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 Alma 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.