Town government · Shelby County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Arlington took in $86.3 million and spent $91.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%County and local tax money27%Town taxes18%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)10%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

27%

of Arlington's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

Town taxes18%

Sales tax
8.6%$7.4 million
Property tax
8.0%$6.9 million
Other taxes
1.0%$828 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$414 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$284 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$97 thousand
  • Other licenses$26 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$8.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; sewer and 4 more
  • Other school charges$3.0 million
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Garbage collection$2.0 million
  • School lunches$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$131 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$36.1 million

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
27%$22.9 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$3.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges72%Running the government and other costs10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.3%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

72%

of Arlington's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
72%$65.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$65.6 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$9.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.3%$7.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$5.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$3.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
  • Libraries$318 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.1%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$447 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$447 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$274 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Arlington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Arlington 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.