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Red Cloud's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Red Cloud took in $4.5 million and spent $4.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)76%City taxes14%State tax money6.4%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

76%

of Red Cloud's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes14%

Other taxes
5.9%$268 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$268 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.4%$199 thousand
Property tax
3.5%$159 thousand

Fees for services76%

Fees for services
76%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.3 million
  • Other service charges$898 thousand
  • Water$142 thousand
  • Sewer$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$287 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$174 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails2.5%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

49%

of Red Cloud'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
49%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$1.9 million
  • Water supply$95 thousand
  • Sewer systems$39 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$736 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$566 thousand
  • Government buildings$113 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$554 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$554 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$102 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$62 thousand
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Red Cloud. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Red Cloud 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.