City government · Dickinson County, IA

Arnolds Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Arnolds Park took in $6.3 million and spent $4.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes66%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%State tax money2.5%County and local tax money0.7%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

20%

of Arnolds Park's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes66%

Property tax
40%$2.5 million
Other taxes
20%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$60 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.3%$392 thousand

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$940 thousand
  • Sewer$516 thousand
  • Garbage collection$333 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand
  • Other service charges$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$157 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$43 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Fines
0.1%$9 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking9.2%Parks, recreation and libraries8.8%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

8.8%

of Arnolds Park'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
34%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$704 thousand
  • Sewer systems$474 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$318 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$945 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$838 thousand
  • Fire protection$107 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$866 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$295 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$289 thousand
  • Government buildings$268 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$405 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$405 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$390 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$236 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$154 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$204 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$107 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$107 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Arnolds Park. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Arnolds Park 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.