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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Russellville took in $81.0 million and spent $68.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)78%City taxes13%State tax money6.4%Fines and other3.3%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

78%

of Russellville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes13%

Sales tax
8.8%$7.1 million
Other taxes
2.2%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$830 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$412 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$279 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$176 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.7%$1.4 million

Fees for services78%

Fees for services
78%$62.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 6 more
  • Electric power$32.5 million
  • Gas$15.1 million
  • Water$8.7 million
  • Sewer$5.7 million
  • Garbage collection$733 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
  • Airport$21 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$35 thousand

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$5.2 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$78 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Fines
2.4%$1.9 million
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$700 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities73%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%Running the government and other costs9.3%Roads, transit and parking4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

73%

of Russellville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
73%$50.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$29.8 million
  • Gas supply$10.4 million
  • Water supply$5.9 million
  • Sewer systems$4.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$108 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$6.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Fire protection$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$98 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$16 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.3%$6.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
  • Airports$133 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$263 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$896 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 2 more
  • Interest on general debt$641 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$108 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$88 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$59 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$232 thousand
Social services
0.1%$74 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$74 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Russellville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Russellville 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.