City government · Clark County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Amity took in $816 thousand and spent $724 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)48%City taxes29%State tax money12%Fines and other7.8%County and local tax money3.4%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes29%

Sales tax
18%$143 thousand
Other taxes
6.9%$56 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$46 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.4%$36 thousand

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$394 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$314 thousand
  • Sewer$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$95 thousand

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$28 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$35 thousand
Fines
3.6%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking7.7%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

49%

of Amity'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
49%$356 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$268 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$54 thousand
  • Sewer systems$34 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$167 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$167 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$142 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$89 thousand
  • Fire protection$53 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$56 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$56 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Amity. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 Amity 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.