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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Roswell took in $190 million and spent $229 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes35%County and local tax money28%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)28%Fines and other7.3%State tax money1.4%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

28%

of Roswell's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

City taxes35%

Property tax
20%$37.1 million
Other taxes
15%$28.9 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; occupation and business licenses and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$8.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$7.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$6.3 million
  • Other licenses$2.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.6 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$716 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$447 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$52.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 6 more
  • Other service charges$20.4 million
  • Garbage collection$13.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$8.6 million
  • Sewer$6.5 million
  • Water$2.8 million
  • Road charges$144 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$106 thousand
  • Parking$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$1.9 million

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$2.6 million

County and local tax money28%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
28%$52.9 million

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$12.3 million
Fines
0.8%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking7.3%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

19%

of Roswell's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 6.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$72.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$25.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10.5 million
  • Government buildings$9.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$86 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$52.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$34.3 million
  • Fire protection$14.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$44.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$44.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$38.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$26.1 million
  • Water supply$6.3 million
  • Sewer systems$5.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$16.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$16.8 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$3.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$71 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$1.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$853 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$853 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$92 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$92 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Roswell. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Roswell 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.