City government · White County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Beebe took in $13.7 million and spent $15.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)29%City taxes29%Fines and other21%County and local tax money15%State tax money6.2%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes29%

Sales tax
23%$3.1 million
Other taxes
4.2%$571 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$431 thousand
  • Other licenses$118 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.8%$246 thousand

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$88 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$845 thousand

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$2.0 million

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
17%$2.4 million
Fines
4.0%$548 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries8.3%Roads, transit and parking5.3%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

32%

of Beebe'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
42%$6.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$503 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$68 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$900 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$375 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$150 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.3%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$813 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$813 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$477 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$334 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$143 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Beebe. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Beebe 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.