Town government · Benton County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Avoca took in $254 thousand and spent $229 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%County and local tax money28%State tax money11%Fines and other8.3%

What stands out

28%

of Avoca's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes53%

Sales tax
25%$63 thousand
Property tax
23%$59 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$28 thousand

County and local tax money28%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
28%$71 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking37%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%Health and hospitals1.7%

What stands out

37%

of Avoca'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%

Running the government and other costs
38%$87 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$28 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
37%$84 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$84 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$38 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Avoca. 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 Town of Avoca 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.