City government · Wright County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rockford took in $5.7 million and spent $4.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)44%City taxes37%State tax money13%Fines and other6.0%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

31%

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

City taxes37%

Property tax
31%$1.8 million
Other taxes
5.8%$334 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$307 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$943 thousand
  • Other service charges$446 thousand
  • Garbage collection$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$733 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$6 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$335 thousand
Fines
0.2%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking17%Interest on debt6.6%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

6.6%

of Rockford's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$630 thousand
  • Water supply$568 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$953 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$499 thousand
  • Police$454 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$907 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$467 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$413 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$766 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$766 thousand
Interest on debt
6.6%$291 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$255 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$261 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$242 thousand
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rockford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Rockford 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.