City government · Benton County, AR

Cave Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cave Springs took in $5.0 million and spent $2.3 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)55%City taxes35%State tax money7.9%County and local tax money2.1%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes35%

Sales tax
22%$1.1 million
Property tax
8.4%$421 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$232 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$232 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Sewer$580 thousand
  • Other service charges$116 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$396 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$105 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt2.0%Sent to other local governments1.5%

What stands out

51%

of Cave Springs' 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
51%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$732 thousand
  • Sewer systems$454 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$484 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$397 thousand
  • Fire protection$71 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$330 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$330 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$250 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$246 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$47 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$40 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$34 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cave Springs. 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 Cave Springs 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.