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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Barling took in $5.4 million and spent $4.8 million.

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)38%City taxes27%County and local tax money16%State tax money13%Fines and other6.8%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes27%

Sales tax
15%$833 thousand
Property tax
6.4%$346 thousand
Other taxes
4.9%$267 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$207 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$604 thousand
  • Garbage collection$318 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$715 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$858 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Fines
3.9%$209 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.9%$157 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

33%

of Barling's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$455 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$216 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$942 thousand
  • Fire protection$509 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$108 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$878 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)$650 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$121 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$107 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$422 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$422 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$100 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$100 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$84 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Barling. 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 Barling 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.