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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Raymond took in $884 thousand and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

City taxes41%Fees for services (sewer, water)37%State tax money19%Fines and other2.7%

City taxes41%

Property tax
26%$228 thousand
Sales tax
14%$128 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$329 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$205 thousand
  • Water$67 thousand
  • Garbage collection$51 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$165 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$23 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities88%Roads, transit and parking3.4%Sent to other local governments2.7%Running the government and other costs2.5%Police, fire, courts and jails1.7%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

88%

of Raymond'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
88%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$53 thousand
  • Water supply$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$114 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$114 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$89 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$89 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.5%$83 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.7%$57 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$25 thousand
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$34 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$27 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Raymond. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 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 Raymond 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.