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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Paragould took in $109 million and spent $110 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)75%City taxes10%Fines and other5.2%County and local tax money5.0%State tax money4.5%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

75%

of Paragould's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes10%

Sales tax
4.9%$5.3 million
Other taxes
3.8%$4.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.6 million
  • Other licenses$482 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$142 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.5%$1.6 million

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$82.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other government-run businesses and 6 more
  • Electric power$52.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$14.2 million
  • Sewer$5.9 million
  • Water$5.1 million
  • Garbage collection$2.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$808 thousand
  • Airport$365 thousand
  • Other service charges$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$118 thousand

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$4.9 million

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%$5.5 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$5.1 million
Fines
0.6%$637 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Roads, transit and parking3.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

64%

of Paragould's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
64%$70.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$46.8 million
  • Sewer systems$15.3 million
  • Water supply$6.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$20.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other government-run businesses$9.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$372 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$10.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.0 million
  • Fire protection$3.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$602 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$225 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
  • Airports$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$696 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$350 thousand
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$350 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$171 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$171 thousand
Social services
0.1%$145 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$145 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Paragould. 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 Paragould 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.