City government · Stearns County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Roscoe took in $124 thousand and spent $79 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)45%City taxes26%State tax money23%Federal tax money4.8%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes26%

Property tax
23%$28 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$56 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$52 thousand
  • Water$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$6 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$29 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%

What stands out

24%

of Roscoe'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$32 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$20 thousand
  • Sewer systems$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$24 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$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$19 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Roscoe. 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 Roscoe 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.