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De Valls Bluff's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), De Valls Bluff took in $884 thousand and spent $706 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)33%City taxes25%State tax money12%Federal tax money11%Fines and other11%County and local tax money8.5%

What stands out

19%

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

City taxes25%

Sales tax
19%$172 thousand
Property tax
2.6%$23 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$21 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$288 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 3 more
  • Water$109 thousand
  • Gas$104 thousand
  • Sewer$60 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$100 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$110 thousand

County and local tax money8.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.5%$75 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$58 thousand
Fines
4.1%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt3.8%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

35%

of De Valls Bluff'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
35%$250 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$110 thousand
  • Water supply$90 thousand
  • Sewer systems$49 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$246 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$138 thousand
  • Fire protection$99 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$103 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$103 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$74 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$74 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$27 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$22 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of De Valls Bluff. 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 City of De Valls Bluff 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.