City government · Stearns County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rockville took in $3.5 million and spent $4.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%State tax money10%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

47%

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

City taxes52%

Property tax
47%$1.6 million
Other taxes
5.4%$187 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$187 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$562 thousand
  • Sewer$420 thousand
  • Other service charges$210 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$361 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$85 thousand
Fines
0.3%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs9.9%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Interest on debt2.7%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

53%

of Rockville's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$968 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$773 thousand
  • Water supply$195 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.9%$431 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$330 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$393 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$200 thousand
  • Fire protection$193 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$117 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$103 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$100 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$100 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$28 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rockville. 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 Rockville 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.