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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Renwick took in $1.4 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)55%City taxes20%Fines and other15%State tax money5.9%County and local tax money2.3%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

15%

of Renwick's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes20%

Property tax
17%$238 thousand
Sales tax
2.7%$37 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$759 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$588 thousand
  • Water$96 thousand
  • Garbage collection$37 thousand
  • Sewer$26 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$20 thousand

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$81 thousand

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$32 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$213 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking6.0%Health and hospitals4.5%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

60%

of Renwick'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
60%$729 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$533 thousand
  • Water supply$119 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$57 thousand
  • Sewer systems$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$152 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$149 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$132 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$50 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$73 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$73 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.5%$55 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$55 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$39 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$34 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$33 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Renwick. 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 Renwick 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.