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Walnut Ridge's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Walnut Ridge took in $1.5 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes75%Fees for services (garbage collection)20%County and local tax money3.5%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

70%

of Walnut Ridge's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes75%

Sales tax
70%$1.1 million
Other taxes
4.5%$70 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$43 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$301 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$301 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$54 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Fines
2.3%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Roads, transit and parking27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Running the government and other costs10%

What stands out

49%

of Walnut Ridge'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
49%$618 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$343 thousand
  • Police$275 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$347 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$347 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$172 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$172 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$128 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$128 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Walnut Ridge. 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 Walnut Ridge 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.