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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Royston took in $7.1 million and spent $6.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)62%County and local tax money18%City taxes17%Fines and other2.1%State tax money0.7%

What stands out

18%

of Royston'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 taxes17%

Property tax
9.6%$679 thousand
Other taxes
7.6%$539 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$213 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$174 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$75 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$22 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$13 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 3 more
  • Gas$3.0 million
  • Sewer$633 thousand
  • Water$408 thousand
  • Garbage collection$350 thousand
  • Other service charges$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$50 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$1.3 million

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$108 thousand
Fines
0.5%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%Roads, transit and parking6.5%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

56%

of Royston's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$2.1 million
  • Water supply$739 thousand
  • Sewer systems$393 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$358 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$969 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$892 thousand
  • Fire protection$70 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$847 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$435 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$216 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$188 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$503 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$457 thousand
  • Libraries$46 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$417 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$417 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$62 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$37 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$18 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$25 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$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Royston 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.