City government · Crittenden County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Earle took in $1.7 million and spent $1.5 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, garbage collection)42%City taxes23%State tax money15%County and local tax money10%Fines and other10%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes23%

Sales tax
16%$274 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$93 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and pari-mutuel (betting) taxes
  • Public utility taxes$90 thousand
  • Pari-mutuel (betting) taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.8%$31 thousand

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$718 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$351 thousand
  • Garbage collection$213 thousand
  • Sewer$121 thousand
  • Other service charges$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$254 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$181 thousand

Fines and other10%

Fines
7.0%$121 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.3%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking9.3%Interest on debt1.8%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

25%

of Earle'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%

Running the government and other costs
31%$468 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$460 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$460 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$270 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$108 thousand
  • Sewer systems$82 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$377 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$290 thousand
  • Fire protection$84 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$139 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$139 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Earle. 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 Earle 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.