Town government · Grant County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Prattsville took in $357 thousand and spent $187 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)63%Town taxes20%State tax money11%Fines and other4.5%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

63%

of Prattsville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes20%

Property tax

12%$44 thousand

Sales tax

4.2%$15 thousand

Other taxes

3.9%$14 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes

Public utility taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services

63%$224 thousand

What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more

Water$187 thousand
Garbage collection$23 thousand
Other service charges$13 thousand
Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government

1.7%$6 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state

11%$38 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other

4.5%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities72%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%Roads, transit and parking2.7%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

72%

of Prattsville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

72%$134 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste

Water supply$107 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand

Running the government and other costs

13%$24 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

7.0%$13 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$13 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

4.3%$8 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

2.7%$5 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$5 thousand

Interest on debt

1.6%$3 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Prattsville. 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 Town of Prattsville 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.