Town government · Boone County, AR

Valley Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Valley Springs took in $798 thousand and spent $850 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, road charges)93%Town taxes6.8%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

93%

of Valley Springs' 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 taxes6.8%

Other taxes
6.8%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services93%

Fees for services
93%$743 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; road charges and 1 more
  • Water$726 thousand
  • Road charges$16 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities98%Running the government and other costs1.8%

What stands out

98%

of Valley Springs' 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
98%$835 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$835 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.8%$15 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Valley Springs. 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 Town of Valley Springs 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.