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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Arnold took in $30.2 million and spent $35.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended August 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes74%Fees for services (parks and recreation, water)11%State tax money8.4%Fines and other6.4%

What stands out

50%

of Arnold's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes74%

Sales tax
50%$15.2 million
Other taxes
16%$4.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$3.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.4%$2.5 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$666 thousand
  • Water$608 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state
8.4%$2.5 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$1.5 million
Fines
1.6%$487 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%Interest on debt4.3%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

52%

of Arnold's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$18.8 million
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$14.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$8.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$8.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$170 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
  • Public transit$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
Interest on debt
4.3%$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$533 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$509 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$250 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$250 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Arnold. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Arnold 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.