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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dardanelle took in $6.7 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%State tax money7.9%County and local tax money4.5%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

39%

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

City taxes50%

Sales tax
39%$2.7 million
Other taxes
5.1%$341 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$341 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.0%$336 thousand

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Sewer$339 thousand
  • Garbage collection$276 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$79 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$20 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 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%$535 thousand

County and local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.5%$300 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Fines
2.1%$142 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.9%$129 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

11%

of Dardanelle's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$905 thousand
  • Sewer systems$522 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$315 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$702 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$354 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$240 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$449 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$449 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$266 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$266 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dardanelle. 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 Dardanelle 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.