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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Arcadia took in $17.7 million and spent $16.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)61%Federal tax money10%State tax money10%City taxes10%Fines and other6.4%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes10%

Property tax
9.9%$1.7 million
Other taxes
0.1%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$10.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$7.2 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$224 thousand
  • Other service charges$93 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$1.8 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.8 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$300 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$1.1 million
Fines
0.3%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Running the government and other costs20%Interest on debt6.3%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%Roads, transit and parking3.5%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

62%

of Arcadia's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
62%$10.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$6.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$189 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Government buildings$600 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$137 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$86 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$820 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$616 thousand
  • Fire protection$110 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$94 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$587 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$586 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$518 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$289 thousand
  • Libraries$229 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$72 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$72 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Arcadia. 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 Arcadia 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.