City government · Lonoke County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), England took in $3.7 million and spent $2.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes33%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%County and local tax money12%State tax money7.8%Federal tax money7.5%Fines and other6.8%

What stands out

26%

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

City taxes33%

Sales tax

26%$987 thousand

Other taxes

3.6%$133 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more

Public utility taxes$127 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax

3.3%$122 thousand

Fees for services33%

Fees for services

33%$1.2 million

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more

Water$578 thousand
Sewer$350 thousand
Garbage collection$178 thousand
Other service charges$87 thousand
Parks and recreation$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government

7.5%$280 thousand

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state

7.8%$291 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

12%$436 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Fines

3.7%$140 thousand

Interest, rents and other

3.0%$113 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Running the government and other costs9.3%Roads, transit and parking7.6%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

34%

of England'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails

34%$974 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more

Police$778 thousand
Courts and legal services$124 thousand
Fire protection$72 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

28%$811 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more

Water supply$435 thousand
Sewer systems$210 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$166 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

14%$408 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$388 thousand
Libraries$20 thousand

Running the government and other costs

9.3%$268 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$268 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

7.6%$220 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$220 thousand

Interest on debt

5.9%$171 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt

Interest on water supply debt$139 thousand
Interest on general debt$32 thousand

Health and hospitals

1.0%$30 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$30 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of England. 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 England 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.