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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Roodhouse took in $4.4 million and spent $3.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)71%State tax money14%City taxes10%Fines and other3.3%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

71%

of Roodhouse'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 taxes10%

Property tax
6.6%$287 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$149 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$74 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$69 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.4 million
  • Water$701 thousand
  • Gas$608 thousand
  • Sewer$234 thousand
  • Garbage collection$144 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$80 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$607 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$137 thousand
Fines
0.2%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking4.0%Interest on debt3.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%

What stands out

67%

of Roodhouse'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
67%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.3 million
  • Gas supply$576 thousand
  • Water supply$404 thousand
  • Sewer systems$237 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$470 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$470 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$393 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$374 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$154 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$154 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$126 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$119 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$83 thousand
  • Libraries$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Roodhouse. 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 Roodhouse 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.