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New Roads's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Roads took in $13.2 million and spent $14.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)65%City taxes19%Fines and other8.8%Federal tax money4.5%State tax money3.1%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes19%

Sales tax
14%$1.8 million
Property tax
2.7%$354 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$325 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$309 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$8.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 7 more
  • Electric power$4.7 million
  • Gas$1.3 million
  • Water$608 thousand
  • Sewer$520 thousand
  • Garbage collection$465 thousand
  • Other service charges$423 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$356 thousand
  • Housing$180 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$589 thousand

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$406 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$1.1 million
Fines
0.3%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%Housing and community development4.7%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

53%

of New Roads' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$7.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 3 more
  • Electric power$4.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Gas supply$1.1 million
  • Water supply$543 thousand
  • Sewer systems$295 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$962 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$764 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$764 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$764 thousand
Housing and community development
4.7%$695 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$508 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$508 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$118 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$110 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$4 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.5%$67 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$67 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of New Roads. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of New Roads 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.