City government · Poinsett County, AR

Marked Tree's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Marked Tree took in $920 thousand and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)63%State tax money24%Fines and other8.9%County and local tax money1.7%City taxes1.5%

What stands out

63%

of Marked Tree's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes1.5%

Other taxes
1.5%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$584 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$323 thousand
  • Sewer$140 thousand
  • Garbage collection$102 thousand
  • Airport$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$224 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$16 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$43 thousand
Fines
4.2%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking24%Interest on debt21%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.6%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

21%

of Marked Tree'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
37%$993 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$649 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$307 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$663 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$469 thousand
  • Airports$194 thousand
Interest on debt
21%$577 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$211 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$113 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$68 thousand
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.6%$180 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$97 thousand
  • Water supply$48 thousand
  • Sewer systems$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$70 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$26 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marked Tree. 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 Marked Tree 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.