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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Roberts took in $527 thousand and spent $189 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)57%City taxes29%State tax money14%

What stands out

57%

of Roberts' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes29%

Property tax
24%$128 thousand
Sales tax
4.6%$24 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$298 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$141 thousand
  • Water$133 thousand
  • Garbage collection$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Interest on debt20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries7.9%

What stands out

20%

of Roberts' 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%

Running the government and other costs
38%$72 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
Interest on debt
20%$37 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$26 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$23 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$16 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.9%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Roberts. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. 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 Roberts 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.