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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Rockland took in $31.6 million and spent $31.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes74%Fines and other12%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)9.2%County and local tax money4.8%

What stands out

69%

of Rockland's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes74%

Property tax
69%$21.9 million
Other taxes
4.6%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$172 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.2%

Fees for services
9.2%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Garbage collection$880 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.8%$1.5 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$3.8 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking14%Sent to other local governments4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

56%

of Rockland'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
56%$17.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$14.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$875 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$540 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$5.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$3.2 million
  • Police$2.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
  • Ports and harbors$492 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.1%$1.3 million
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$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$747 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$269 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$546 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and electric power
  • Sewer systems$544 thousand
  • Electric power$2 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$280 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$231 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$125 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$125 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rockland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Rockland 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.