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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Richmond took in $3.8 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%Town taxes47%Fees for services (road charges)3.6%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

48%

of Richmond's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes47%

Property tax
47%$1.8 million

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$137 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$84 thousand
  • Road charges$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$1.8 million

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.3%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

54%

of Richmond's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$778 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$605 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$254 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$683 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$683 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$439 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$233 thousand
  • Fire protection$206 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$97 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$55 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$71 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$71 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$49 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$49 thousand
Social services
1.4%$42 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$42 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Richmond. 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 Town of Richmond 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.