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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Resaca took in $634 thousand and spent $577 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money40%Fines and other30%City taxes28%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)2.5%

What stands out

40%

of Resaca's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes28%

Other taxes
26%$168 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$61 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$45 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$41 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.3%$8 thousand

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and parks and recreation
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money40%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
40%$252 thousand

Fines and other30%

Fines
29%$185 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Sent to other local governments19%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

19%

of Resaca'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%

Running the government and other costs
33%$190 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$96 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$65 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$125 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$125 thousand
Sent to other local governments
19%$109 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$109 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$74 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$74 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$58 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$58 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Resaca. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Resaca 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.