City government · Lyon County, IA

Little Rock's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Little Rock took in $577 thousand and spent $514 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes36%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%State tax money15%County and local tax money13%Fines and other4.7%

What stands out

13%

of Little Rock's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes36%

Property tax
23%$134 thousand
Sales tax
11%$65 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$181 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$63 thousand
  • Sewer$58 thousand
  • Garbage collection$42 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$85 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$77 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt3.5%

What stands out

13%

of Little Rock'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
28%$144 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$67 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$42 thousand
  • Sewer systems$35 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$129 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$60 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$88 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
  • Police$24 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$68 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$34 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$67 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$67 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Little Rock. 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 Little Rock 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.