City government · Pope County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pottsville took in $1.0 million and spent $513 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)73%County and local tax money21%City taxes5.7%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

21%

of Pottsville's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes5.7%

Sales tax
5.7%$58 thousand

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$743 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$539 thousand
  • Sewer$169 thousand
  • Other service charges$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$218 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs89%Interest on debt11%

What stands out

89%

of Pottsville's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
89%$457 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$457 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$56 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pottsville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Pottsville 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.