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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Smackover took in $2.0 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%Fees for services (water, sewer)43%County and local tax money7.6%City taxes4.8%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

44%

of Smackover's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes4.8%

Other taxes
4.8%$97 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$861 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$492 thousand
  • Sewer$369 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$892 thousand

County and local tax money7.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.6%$153 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Fines
0.8%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

25%

of Smackover'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$935 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$432 thousand
  • Water supply$372 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$131 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$445 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$297 thousand
  • Fire protection$148 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$263 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$172 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$150 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$150 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Smackover. 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 Smackover 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.