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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fayetteville took in $256 million and spent $239 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%County and local tax money10%State tax money9.7%Fines and other6.9%Federal tax money3.2%

What stands out

10%

of Fayetteville's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

City taxes40%

Sales tax
25%$63.6 million
Other taxes
8.6%$22.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$10.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$7.9 million
  • Other licenses$2.8 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.4%$16.3 million

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$77.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$25.4 million
  • Water$23.9 million
  • Garbage collection$15.1 million
  • Other service charges$5.8 million
  • Airport$3.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Parking$1.7 million
  • Road charges$110 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$8.3 million

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$24.9 million

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$26.4 million

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$16.5 million
Fines
0.5%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries13%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

33%

of Fayetteville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$77.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$33.9 million
  • Sewer systems$28.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$15.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$53.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$28.2 million
  • Fire protection$21.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$38.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$29.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$334 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$31.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$24.2 million
  • Airports$5.4 million
  • Parking$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$30.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$18.8 million
  • Libraries$12.2 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$5.2 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
0.5%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fayetteville. 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 Fayetteville 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.