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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rector took in $2.0 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes32%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%State tax money11%County and local tax money9.8%Federal tax money9.6%Fines and other8.8%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes32%

Sales tax
20%$406 thousand
Other taxes
7.8%$156 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$129 thousand
  • Other licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.3%$86 thousand

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$564 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$306 thousand
  • Sewer$204 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$46 thousand
  • Airport$5 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$193 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$223 thousand

County and local tax money9.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.8%$197 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$148 thousand
Fines
1.4%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%Interest on debt3.2%

What stands out

40%

of Rector'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
40%$612 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$307 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$213 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$92 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$395 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$227 thousand
  • Sewer systems$168 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$221 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$219 thousand
  • Airports$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$218 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$172 thousand
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$54 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$49 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rector. 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 Rector 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.