City government · Desha County, AR

Arkansas City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Arkansas City took in $162 thousand and spent $109 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money64%Fees for services (garbage collection)17%City taxes12%Fines and other4.9%County and local tax money2.5%

What stands out

64%

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

City taxes12%

Other taxes
12%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$27 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$14 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money64%

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

From the state
64%$103 thousand

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$4 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$6 thousand
Fines
1.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals3.7%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

56%

of Arkansas City'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%$61 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$61 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$31 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)$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Arkansas City. 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 Arkansas City 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.