City government · Morton County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rolla took in $782 thousand and spent $678 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)34%Fines and other4.3%State tax money3.5%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes56%

Property tax
44%$343 thousand
Sales tax
13%$98 thousand

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$265 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$146 thousand
  • Garbage collection$54 thousand
  • Sewer$50 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$27 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$15 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%Roads, transit and parking3.8%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

58%

of Rolla's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
58%$395 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$362 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$201 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$147 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$42 thousand
  • Sewer systems$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$51 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$26 thousand
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$26 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$26 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rolla. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Rolla 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.