Town government · Baxter County, AR

Big Flat's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Big Flat took in $305 thousand and spent $167 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)72%County and local tax money19%Town taxes5.2%Federal tax money3.6%

What stands out

19%

of Big Flat'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 taxes5.2%

Sales tax
3.3%$10 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$219 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$219 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.6%$11 thousand

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$59 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs90%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.6%Interest on debt3.6%

What stands out

90%

of Big Flat's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
90%$150 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$150 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.6%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Big Flat. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Big Flat 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.