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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 $1.4 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%Town taxes40%County and local tax money6.9%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)2.1%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

51%

of Arcadia's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes40%

Property tax
40%$563 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$29 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$28 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$714 thousand

County and local tax money6.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.9%$97 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails9.8%Health and hospitals4.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.8%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

4.2%

of Arcadia's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
68%$713 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$713 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$139 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.8%$103 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.2%$44 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$44 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$29 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$29 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 Town 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.