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Rock Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Rock Falls took in $29.4 million and spent $22.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)64%City taxes15%State tax money14%Fines and other5.0%County and local tax money1.3%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

64%

of Rock Falls' 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 taxes15%

Property tax
8.4%$2.5 million
Sales tax
3.7%$1.1 million
Other taxes
3.1%$906 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$407 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$357 thousand
  • Other licenses$142 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$18.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$12.0 million
  • Sewer$3.3 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$637 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$23 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$4.2 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$396 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$1.1 million
Fines
1.5%$430 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs19%Interest on debt4.7%Roads, transit and parking4.0%

What stands out

23%

of Rock Falls' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$11.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$8.0 million
  • Water supply$2.7 million
  • Sewer systems$694 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$4.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.8 million
  • Government buildings$977 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$575 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$928 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$928 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rock Falls. 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 Rock Falls 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.