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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Roland took in $2.7 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (sewer, water)36%State tax money18%Fines and other4.6%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes40%

Property tax
28%$752 thousand
Sales tax
12%$323 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$978 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$561 thousand
  • Water$277 thousand
  • Garbage collection$110 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$480 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$41 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$125 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Parks, recreation and libraries22%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

22%

of Roland'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$792 thousand
  • Water supply$374 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$196 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
22%$983 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$761 thousand
  • Libraries$222 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$806 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$806 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$577 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$355 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$124 thousand
  • Government buildings$90 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$327 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$164 thousand
  • Fire protection$157 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
6.8%$300 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$44 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Roland. 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 Roland 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.