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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Royalton took in $4.0 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 (sewer, water)46%State tax money39%City taxes9.5%Fines and other3.4%Federal tax money1.7%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

39%

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

City taxes9.5%

Property tax
8.9%$359 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Water$423 thousand
  • Garbage collection$108 thousand
  • Other service charges$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$69 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$1.6 million

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%$5 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$136 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities68%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Running the government and other costs5.8%Interest on debt1.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

68%

of Royalton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
68%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$117 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$714 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$714 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$374 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$258 thousand
  • Fire protection$116 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.8%$254 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$169 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$71 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$52 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$39 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Royalton. 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 Royalton 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.