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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rockport took in $3.1 million and spent $2.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)68%City taxes16%State tax money13%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

68%

of Rockport'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 taxes16%

Property tax
16%$487 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$527 thousand
  • Garbage collection$83 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$384 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$17 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$75 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%Interest on debt4.6%

What stands out

7%

of Rockport's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$999 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$563 thousand
  • Water supply$435 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$603 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$424 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$97 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$352 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$304 thousand
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$212 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$212 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$172 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$172 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$114 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rockport. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Rockport 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.