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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Romulus took in $54.7 million and spent $51.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%State tax money16%Fines and other6.5%County and local tax money1.3%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

38%

of Romulus' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes41%

Property tax
38%$21.0 million
Other taxes
2.7%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$248 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$19.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$7.4 million
  • Sewer$6.7 million
  • Other service charges$3.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$351 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$8.6 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$688 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$3.0 million
Fines
1.0%$560 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

25%

of Romulus' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$15.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$10.1 million
  • Fire protection$3.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$323 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$12.7 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$8.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$921 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$11.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$11.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$5.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
  • Libraries$544 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$2.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$439 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$656 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$480 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$176 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$19 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Romulus. 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 Romulus 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.