Town government · Washington County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Arcola took in $317 thousand and spent $180 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)40%State tax money29%Town taxes28%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

29%

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

Town taxes28%

Property tax
25%$78 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$127 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$113 thousand
  • Garbage collection$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$92 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$9 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Health and hospitals0.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%Sent to other local governments0.6%

What stands out

41%

of Arcola's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$76 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$55 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
  • Sewer systems$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
41%$74 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$37 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Arcola. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Arcola 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.