City government · Cass County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Arthur took in $575 thousand and spent $404 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)49%Fines and other18%City taxes16%State tax money16%

What stands out

18%

of Arthur'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 taxes16%

Property tax
16%$92 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$284 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$178 thousand
  • Garbage collection$50 thousand
  • Sewer$49 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$91 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$106 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking20%Interest on debt6.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%

What stands out

6.7%

of Arthur's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$194 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$93 thousand
  • Sewer systems$59 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$42 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$92 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$81 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$81 thousand
Interest on debt
6.7%$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Arthur. 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 Arthur 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.