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Red Bud's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Red Bud took in $12.7 million and spent $10.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)72%State tax money20%City taxes5.9%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

72%

of Red Bud's 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 taxes5.9%

Property tax
5.6%$713 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$9.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 3 more
  • Electric power$6.2 million
  • Gas$1.8 million
  • Water$606 thousand
  • Sewer$463 thousand
  • Other service charges$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$2.5 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$251 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities78%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%Running the government and other costs3.1%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

78%

of Red Bud'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
78%$8.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$7.6 million
  • Water supply$525 thousand
  • Sewer systems$350 thousand
  • Gas supply$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$929 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$929 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$574 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$574 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$497 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$389 thousand
  • Libraries$108 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.1%$334 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$334 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Red Bud. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 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 Red Bud 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.