Town government · Benton County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Highfill took in $2.6 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%Fees for services (water, sewer)20%Federal tax money10%County and local tax money5.0%Fines and other2.3%State tax money1.9%

What stands out

50%

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

Town taxes61%

Sales tax
50%$1.3 million
Property tax
8.9%$234 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$55 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$25 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$517 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$505 thousand
  • Sewer$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$268 thousand

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$50 thousand

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$132 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Fines
2.3%$61 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Interest on debt18%Roads, transit and parking2.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

18%

of Highfill's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$420 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$268 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$121 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$403 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$332 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$40 thousand
  • Sewer systems$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$303 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$102 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$88 thousand
  • Police$84 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
Interest on debt
18%$260 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$40 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Highfill. 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 Town of Highfill 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.