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River Rouge's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), River Rouge took in $22.8 million and spent $25.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%City taxes29%Fees for services17%Fines and other4.1%Federal tax money1.9%

What stands out

47%

of River Rouge's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes29%

Property tax
26%$6.0 million
Other taxes
3.0%$679 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$341 thousand
  • Other licenses$338 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$430 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$10.8 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$640 thousand
Fines
1.3%$285 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Interest on debt1.7%

What stands out

49%

of River Rouge'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
49%$12.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$557 thousand
  • Government buildings$330 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$5.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Water supply$83 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$925 thousand
  • Fire protection$734 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$250 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$996 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$753 thousand
  • Libraries$243 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$442 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of River Rouge. 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 River Rouge 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.