City government · Crawford County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Arma took in $2.8 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)74%City taxes22%State tax money2.9%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes22%

Sales tax
11%$310 thousand
Property tax
11%$308 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.5 million
  • Water$314 thousand
  • Sewer$205 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$82 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%Roads, transit and parking0.4%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

67%

of Arma's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
67%$737 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$341 thousand
  • Sewer systems$216 thousand
  • Electric power$180 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$238 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$216 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$104 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$101 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Arma. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Arma 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.