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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rippey took in $278 thousand and spent $211 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%City taxes33%County and local tax money26%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)4.0%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

26%

of Rippey's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes33%

Property tax

23%$63 thousand

Sales tax

10%$29 thousand

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services

4.0%$11 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection

Sewer$6 thousand
Garbage collection$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money36%

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

From the state

36%$99 thousand

County and local tax money26%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

26%$71 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other

1.8%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Parks, recreation and libraries31%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%Roads, transit and parking4.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.8%

What stands out

31%

of Rippey'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%

Running the government and other costs

54%$114 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more

Government buildings$72 thousand
Other and not broken out$25 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

31%$66 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$48 thousand
Libraries$18 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

6.6%$14 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection

Police$12 thousand
Fire protection$2 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

4.3%$9 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$9 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

3.8%$8 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste

Sewer systems$7 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rippey. 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 Rippey 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.