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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Arcadia took in $1.0 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%Fines and other13%State tax money7.5%Federal tax money3.8%County and local tax money2.8%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes39%

Property tax
29%$298 thousand
Sales tax
9.5%$97 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$348 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$246 thousand
  • Sewer$63 thousand
  • Garbage collection$33 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$39 thousand

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$76 thousand

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$28 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$130 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries12%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

28%

of Arcadia'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$325 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$237 thousand
  • Sewer systems$54 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$315 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$301 thousand
  • Police$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$168 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$117 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$166 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$166 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$129 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$128 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$10 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$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Arcadia. 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 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.