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Rocky Ford's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rocky Ford took in $5.2 million and spent $7.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)60%City taxes38%Fines and other1.6%County and local tax money0.2%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

26%

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

City taxes38%

Sales tax
26%$1.4 million
Other taxes
6.5%$338 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$303 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$15 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.5%$288 thousand

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$955 thousand
  • Garbage collection$629 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$189 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$166 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$4 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$10 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$64 thousand
Fines
0.3%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt7.4%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

7.4%

of Rocky Ford's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$747 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$593 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$318 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$215 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$564 thousand
  • Fire protection$432 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$864 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$864 thousand
Interest on debt
7.4%$545 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$330 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$197 thousand
  • Libraries$133 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.1%$303 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$303 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rocky Ford. 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 Rocky Ford 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.