Town government · Fremont County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rockvale took in $645 thousand and spent $489 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)74%Town taxes14%Fines and other6.7%State tax money5.9%

What stands out

74%

of Rockvale's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes14%

Property tax
7.9%$51 thousand
Other taxes
5.7%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$476 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$476 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$38 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments29%Roads, transit and parking26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs16%Interest on debt1.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

29%

of Rockvale's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
29%$144 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$144 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$129 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$129 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$124 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$124 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$80 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$80 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rockvale. 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 Rockvale 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.