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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Rolla took in $69.7 million and spent $73.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)60%City taxes28%State tax money7.9%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

19%

of Rolla's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes28%

Sales tax
19%$13.0 million
Other taxes
6.6%$4.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$822 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$497 thousand
  • Other licenses$192 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$149 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.5%$1.7 million

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$42.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Electric power$31.7 million
  • Garbage collection$4.1 million
  • Sewer$3.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Airport$253 thousand
  • Other service charges$176 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$27 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 money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$5.5 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$252 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$2.4 million
Fines
0.4%$312 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

57%

of Rolla's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
57%$41.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$33.7 million
  • Sewer systems$4.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$12.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$11.3 million
  • Airports$776 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$8.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.9 million
  • Fire protection$3.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$189 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.4%$5.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$703 thousand
  • Government buildings$494 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$3.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.7 million
  • Libraries$252 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$824 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$572 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$182 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$182 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rolla. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Rolla 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.