City government · Phillips County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marvell took in $985 thousand and spent $857 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes61%Fines and other23%Federal tax money9.6%Fees for services (garbage collection)6.2%

What stands out

48%

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

City taxes61%

Sales tax
48%$471 thousand
Other taxes
9.2%$91 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$86 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.3%$42 thousand

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$61 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$95 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
13%$128 thousand
Fines
9.8%$97 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

45%

of Marvell'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
45%$387 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$335 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
43%$371 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$188 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$183 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$89 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$89 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marvell. 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 Marvell 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.