Town government · Taos County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Red River took in $7.6 million and spent $7.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%State tax money26%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)19%Fines and other2.2%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

29%

of Red River's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes52%

Sales tax
29%$2.2 million
Other taxes
19%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; amusement licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.3 million
  • Amusement licenses$51 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$39 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.9%$372 thousand

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$572 thousand
  • Garbage collection$407 thousand
  • Water$401 thousand
  • Other service charges$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$2.0 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$64 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$160 thousand
Fines
0.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Environment and natural resources13%Health and hospitals9.7%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

13%

of Red River's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$820 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$626 thousand
  • Water supply$612 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$553 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$884 thousand
  • Fire protection$466 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$80 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$22 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
13%$956 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$956 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.7%$735 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$735 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$219 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$119 thousand
  • Libraries$100 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$207 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and roads and highways
  • Public transit$127 thousand
  • Roads and highways$80 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$59 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Red River. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Red River 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.