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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Arlington took in $710 thousand and spent $639 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)35%City taxes32%Fines and other15%State tax money7.3%County and local tax money6.9%Federal tax money4.2%

What stands out

15%

of Arlington's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes32%

Property tax
25%$174 thousand
Sales tax
6.9%$49 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$247 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$91 thousand
  • Water$74 thousand
  • Garbage collection$54 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$30 thousand

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$52 thousand

County and local tax money6.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.9%$49 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$106 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking13%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

14%

of Arlington's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$258 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$112 thousand
  • Sewer systems$91 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$95 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$86 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$89 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$52 thousand
  • Libraries$37 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$84 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$82 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$82 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$6 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$6 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.