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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Richland took in $7.0 million and spent $4.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)47%Fines and other30%City taxes11%County and local tax money8.9%Federal tax money2.6%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

30%

of Richland's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes11%

Sales tax
7.3%$512 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$133 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$96 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$29 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.4%$100 thousand

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 6 more
  • Electric power$2.0 million
  • Gas$561 thousand
  • Sewer$316 thousand
  • Water$285 thousand
  • Garbage collection$92 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Airport$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$181 thousand

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$60 thousand

County and local tax money8.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.9%$629 thousand

Fines and other30%

Interest, rents and other
30%$2.1 million
Fines
0.2%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities73%Sent to other local governments9.0%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Running the government and other costs4.7%Interest on debt2.3%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

73%

of Richland'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
73%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$2.3 million
  • Water supply$791 thousand
  • Sewer systems$256 thousand
  • Gas supply$131 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$89 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.0%$446 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$446 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$414 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$364 thousand
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.7%$234 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$125 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$83 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$26 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$112 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on electric power debt$106 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$73 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$72 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$72 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Richland. 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 Richland 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.