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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rochester took in $32.9 million and spent $29.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (parking)33%State tax money23%Fines and other2.5%Federal tax money2.3%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

23%

of Rochester's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes38%

Property tax
37%$12.1 million
Other taxes
1.2%$411 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$411 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$10.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parking
  • Other service charges$9.2 million
  • Parking$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$768 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$7.7 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$249 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$751 thousand
Fines
0.3%$87 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking15%Sent to other local governments11%All other spending7.6%

What stands out

11%

of Rochester's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$7.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$368 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$6.2 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$4.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$885 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$754 thousand
  • Government buildings$72 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$6.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
Sent to other local governments
11%$3.3 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$3.3 million
Interest on debt
4.4%$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$929 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$543 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$386 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rochester. 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 Rochester 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.