City government · Calhoun County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Thornton took in $423 thousand and spent $394 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, sewer)60%City taxes15%County and local tax money11%State tax money9.2%Fines and other4.7%

What stands out

11%

of Thornton'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 taxes15%

Other taxes

5.7%$24 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes

Public utility taxes$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax

5.0%$21 thousand

Property tax

4.3%$18 thousand

Fees for services60%

Fees for services

60%$253 thousand

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more

Water$167 thousand
Sewer$69 thousand
Garbage collection$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state

9.2%$39 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

11%$48 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other

3.1%$13 thousand

Fines

1.7%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

54%

of Thornton'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

54%$213 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more

Water supply$110 thousand
Sewer systems$76 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand

Running the government and other costs

28%$112 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$105 thousand
Other and not broken out$7 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

9.4%$37 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$37 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

7.6%$30 thousand

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

Fire protection$30 thousand

Interest on debt

0.5%$2 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Thornton. 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 Thornton 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.