Town government · Hamilton County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Arcadia took in $2.1 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)68%State tax money16%Town taxes14%County and local tax money2.2%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

68%

of Arcadia's 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 taxes14%

Property tax
11%$242 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$47 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$41 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$765 thousand
  • Water$561 thousand
  • Garbage collection$125 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$334 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$46 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Roads, transit and parking18%Interest on debt3.2%

What stands out

44%

of Arcadia's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$853 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)$670 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$183 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$654 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$447 thousand
  • Water supply$207 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$351 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$351 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$61 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Arcadia. 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 Arcadia 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.