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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Arcade took in $1.7 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money63%City taxes23%Fines and other12%State tax money1.9%

What stands out

63%

of Arcade'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 taxes23%

Other taxes
20%$340 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$150 thousand
  • Other licenses$74 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$67 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$33 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.3%$55 thousand

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$32 thousand

County and local tax money63%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
63%$1.1 million

Fines and other12%

Fines
11%$188 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

45%

of Arcade'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
45%$519 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$456 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$63 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$459 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$297 thousand
  • Government buildings$144 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$166 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$166 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Arcade. 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 Arcade 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.