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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rockwell took in $1.3 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%Fees for services (water, sewer)23%State tax money12%Federal tax money5.8%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

20%

of Rockwell's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes57%

Property tax
37%$468 thousand
Sales tax
20%$255 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$299 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$125 thousand
  • Sewer$100 thousand
  • Garbage collection$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$74 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$147 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%Interest on debt5.5%

What stands out

19%

of Rockwell'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
25%$286 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$175 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Government buildings$49 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$270 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$270 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$221 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$107 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$65 thousand
  • Sewer systems$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$215 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$189 thousand
  • Libraries$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$85 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$63 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
5.5%$63 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rockwell. 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 Rockwell 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.