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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Springdale took in $184 million and spent $175 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes36%Fees for services (water, sewer)26%County and local tax money16%State tax money9.1%Fines and other8.3%Federal tax money5.5%

What stands out

16%

of Springdale's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

City taxes36%

Sales tax
26%$48.6 million
Property tax
4.8%$8.8 million
Other taxes
4.4%$8.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.9 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$661 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$194 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$125 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$48.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$21.5 million
  • Sewer$15.3 million
  • Other service charges$5.5 million
  • Garbage collection$3.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Airport$470 thousand
  • Road charges$43 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$10.1 million

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$16.8 million

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$28.7 million

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$9.5 million
Fines
3.1%$5.8 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking22%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Running the government and other costs8.8%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

22%

of Springdale's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$51.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$23.4 million
  • Fire protection$16.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$11.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$41.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$24.8 million
  • Sewer systems$14.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$39.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$33.3 million
  • Airports$5.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$17.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$14.6 million
  • Libraries$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$15.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$69 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$7.8 million
Health and hospitals
0.7%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Housing and community development
0.5%$871 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Springdale. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Springdale 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.