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Rock Rapids's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Rock Rapids took in $10.4 million and spent $10.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)57%City taxes22%State tax money10%Fines and other5.9%County and local tax money3.9%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

57%

of Rock Rapids' 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 taxes22%

Property tax
18%$1.9 million
Sales tax
4.1%$425 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$20 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$6.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 6 more
  • Electric power$2.5 million
  • Gas$1.5 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$428 thousand
  • Garbage collection$222 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
  • Airport$19 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$8 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.1 million

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$405 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$606 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities68%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Police, fire, courts and jails3.3%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

68%

of Rock Rapids' 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
68%$6.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 3 more
  • Electric power$3.0 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Gas supply$1.4 million
  • Water supply$781 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$252 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$192 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$120 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$673 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$437 thousand
  • Libraries$236 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$541 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$459 thousand
  • Airports$82 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$338 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$268 thousand
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$268 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$268 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$114 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rock Rapids. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Rock Rapids 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.