Town government · Bienville Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Arcadia took in $16.5 million and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money70%Town taxes23%Fees for services (water, sewer)6.2%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

70%

of Arcadia's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes23%

Sales tax
21%$3.4 million
Property tax
1.3%$209 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$133 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$127 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$866 thousand
  • Sewer$154 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money70%

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

From the state
70%$11.6 million

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$53 thousand
Fines
0.1%$22 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs12%

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$581 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$573 thousand
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$455 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$424 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$31 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$329 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$329 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$179 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$133 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Arcadia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Town of Arcadia 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.