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Pea Ridge's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pea Ridge took in $1.7 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes100%State tax money0.3%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

75%

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

City taxes100%

Sales tax
75%$1.2 million
Property tax
25%$411 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$5 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails61%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking16%Interest on debt5.1%

What stands out

61%

of Pea Ridge'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
61%$622 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$447 thousand
  • Police$175 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$176 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$176 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$162 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$162 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pea Ridge. 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 Pea Ridge 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.