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Pine Bluff's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Pine Bluff took in $66.0 million and spent $65.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)17%County and local tax money11%State tax money9.5%Fines and other5.1%Federal tax money4.7%

What stands out

30%

of Pine Bluff's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes53%

Sales tax
30%$19.6 million
Other taxes
15%$9.7 million
What's in other taxesPari-mutuel (betting) taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Pari-mutuel (betting) taxes$4.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.3 million
  • Other licenses$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.7%$5.7 million

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$10.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$7.4 million
  • Garbage collection$2.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$657 thousand
  • Housing$66 thousand
  • Transit fares$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$3.1 million

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$6.3 million

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$7.3 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$2.6 million
Fines
1.1%$718 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Parks, recreation and libraries9.6%Roads, transit and parking9.4%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

35%

of Pine Bluff's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$22.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$11.1 million
  • Fire protection$9.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$67 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$15.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$965 thousand
  • Government buildings$772 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$10.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$7.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.6%$6.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.8 million
  • Libraries$436 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$6.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
  • Public transit$1.5 million
  • Airports$170 thousand
Housing and community development
2.5%$1.6 million
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$1.3 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$1.3 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$1.0 million
Social services
0.4%$260 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$260 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$55 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pine Bluff. 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 Pine Bluff 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.