City government · Calhoun County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Arlington took in $1.5 million and spent $1.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)36%City taxes32%County and local tax money17%Federal tax money9.5%State tax money3.7%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

17%

of Arlington'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 taxes32%

Property tax
17%$260 thousand
Other taxes
15%$232 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$122 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$62 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$16 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$15 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$550 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$319 thousand
  • Garbage collection$121 thousand
  • Water$106 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$145 thousand

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$56 thousand

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$260 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$22 thousand
Fines
0.4%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt5.8%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

26%

of Arlington's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$700 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$341 thousand
  • Water supply$241 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$118 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$486 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$486 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$328 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$220 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$81 thousand
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$226 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$142 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$67 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$108 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$86 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$22 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$11 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$11 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Arlington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Arlington 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.