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North Little Rock's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), North Little Rock took in $297 million and spent $281 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)47%City taxes32%State tax money9.7%County and local tax money6.5%Fines and other2.9%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

19%

of North Little Rock's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes32%

Sales tax
19%$56.1 million
Property tax
6.8%$20.3 million
Other taxes
6.6%$19.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$10.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$4.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.9 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$834 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$174 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$140 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$107 million
  • Sewer$27.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Airport$458 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$256 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$4.5 million

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$28.9 million

County and local tax money6.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.5%$19.2 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$7.2 million
Fines
0.5%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%Roads, transit and parking4.6%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

41%

of North Little Rock'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
41%$115 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$84.8 million
  • Sewer systems$24.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.4 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$77.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$69.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$189 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$53.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$29.0 million
  • Fire protection$20.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$16.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$12.8 million
  • Libraries$4.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$12.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$12.4 million
  • Airports$522 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$1.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.2 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$490 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$1.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
0.4%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$939 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of North Little Rock. 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 North Little Rock 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.