City government · Prairie County, AR

Des Arc's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Des Arc took in $4.8 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)48%City taxes32%County and local tax money9.1%State tax money6.9%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes32%

Sales tax
23%$1.1 million
Property tax
5.9%$285 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$121 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$119 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 5 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Gas$467 thousand
  • Garbage collection$303 thousand
  • Sewer$225 thousand
  • Hospital bills$169 thousand
  • Other service charges$74 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$329 thousand

County and local tax money9.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.1%$436 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$160 thousand
Fines
0.8%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Health and hospitals9.8%Roads, transit and parking4.9%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

10%

of Des Arc's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 2 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Gas supply$513 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$328 thousand
  • Sewer systems$322 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$748 thousand
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$402 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$229 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$50 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$674 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$572 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$66 thousand
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.8%$435 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$383 thousand
  • Public health$52 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$217 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$217 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$67 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$32 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$13 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$13 thousand
Social services
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$10 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Des Arc. 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 Des Arc 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.