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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Arthur took in $422 thousand and spent $365 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)49%City taxes22%Fines and other13%State tax money8.1%County and local tax money4.3%Federal tax money3.6%

What stands out

8.1%

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

City taxes22%

Property tax
14%$59 thousand
Sales tax
8.1%$34 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$205 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$87 thousand
  • Water$75 thousand
  • Garbage collection$25 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$15 thousand

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$34 thousand

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$18 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Sent to other local governments18%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Running the government and other costs13%All other spending11%

What stands out

18%

of Arthur's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$92 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$53 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
  • Sewer systems$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$65 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$44 thousand
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
18%$65 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$65 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$53 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$45 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$49 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Interest on debt
6.6%$24 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$22 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$15 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$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 Arthur. 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 Arthur 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.