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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Argusville took in $891 thousand and spent $350 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)27%Fines and other21%State tax money9.9%

What stands out

21%

of Argusville's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes42%

Property tax
41%$369 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$244 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$95 thousand
  • Water$71 thousand
  • Garbage collection$45 thousand
  • Sewer$22 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$88 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
21%$188 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Interest on debt6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

41%

of Argusville'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%

Running the government and other costs
41%$143 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$69 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$131 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$68 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$41 thousand
  • Sewer systems$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$24 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$24 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$22 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$20 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.6%$9 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Argusville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Argusville 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.