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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Arnett took in $710 thousand and spent $526 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)37%Town taxes35%State tax money9.4%Federal tax money8.3%County and local tax money6.6%Fines and other4.2%

What stands out

31%

of Arnett's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes35%

Sales tax
31%$222 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$262 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$114 thousand
  • Garbage collection$104 thousand
  • Sewer$35 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
8.3%$59 thousand

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$67 thousand

County and local tax money6.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.6%$47 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$29 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%Roads, transit and parking0.2%

What stands out

57%

of Arnett'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
57%$300 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$299 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$175 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$115 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$59 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$48 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$28 thousand
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Town of Arnett 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.