City government · Lonoke County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lonoke took in $7.0 million and spent $4.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)26%State tax money18%County and local tax money9.6%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

29%

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

City taxes43%

Sales tax
29%$2.0 million
Other taxes
9.7%$684 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$380 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$272 thousand
  • Other licenses$21 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.5%$319 thousand

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$327 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$175 thousand
  • Other service charges$96 thousand
  • Sewer$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$1.2 million

County and local tax money9.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.6%$676 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$194 thousand
Fines
1.0%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Interest on debt18%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Health and hospitals4.2%Running the government and other costs3.6%

What stands out

18%

of Lonoke'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$276 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$155 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$71 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$1.1 million
Interest on debt
18%$797 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$638 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$638 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.2%$190 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$190 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.6%$162 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$96 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lonoke. 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 Lonoke 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.