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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rowan took in $246 thousand and spent $190 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)56%City taxes19%Fines and other15%State tax money11%

What stands out

14%

of Rowan's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes19%

Property tax
12%$30 thousand
Sales tax
5.7%$14 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$138 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$60 thousand
  • Other service charges$52 thousand
  • Water$24 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$26 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
14%$34 thousand
Fines
0.8%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Parks, recreation and libraries21%Roads, transit and parking19%Interest on debt5.8%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

21%

of Rowan'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
26%$50 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$41 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$25 thousand
  • Sewer systems$12 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
21%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$36 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$36 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$4 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$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rowan. 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 Rowan 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.