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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Rockledge took in $36.7 million and spent $28.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)29%County and local tax money11%State tax money5.6%Fines and other4.5%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

11%

of Rockledge's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes50%

Property tax
30%$11.1 million
Other taxes
20%$7.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.9 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$886 thousand
  • Other licenses$519 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$433 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$10.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$5.1 million
  • Garbage collection$3.6 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$466 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$319 thousand

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$2.1 million

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$3.9 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$1.5 million
Fines
0.5%$168 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking12%Environment and natural resources3.0%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

37%

of Rockledge's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$10.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Fire protection$4.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$266 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$175 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$7.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$6.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Environment and natural resources
3.0%$866 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$866 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$248 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$40 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rockledge. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Rockledge 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.