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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rock Valley took in $9.4 million and spent $9.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%State tax money14%Fines and other6.0%Federal tax money3.1%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

38%

of Rock Valley's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes43%

Property tax
38%$3.6 million
Other taxes
4.4%$411 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$304 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$98 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Sewer$998 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$361 thousand
  • Garbage collection$343 thousand
  • Other service charges$247 thousand
  • Housing$166 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$288 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.3 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$48 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$560 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Housing and community development11%Roads, transit and parking8.7%All other spending17%

What stands out

11%

of Rock Valley's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
26%$2.6 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$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$260 thousand
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$721 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$462 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$803 thousand
  • Fire protection$483 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
Housing and community development
11%$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$853 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$853 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$840 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$600 thousand
  • Libraries$240 thousand
Interest on debt
6.5%$638 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$578 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$60 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$187 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$187 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rock Valley. 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 Rock Valley 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.