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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Richland took in $4.1 million and spent $4.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)14%County and local tax money11%State tax money8.2%Fines and other7.1%

What stands out

14%

of Richland's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes60%

Property tax
57%$2.3 million
Other taxes
3.3%$133 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$98 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$566 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$305 thousand
  • Other service charges$256 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$332 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$438 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$154 thousand
Fines
3.3%$136 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Interest on debt9.1%Health and hospitals4.2%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

14%

of Richland's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$1.1 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$800 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$140 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$119 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$576 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$576 thousand
Interest on debt
9.1%$375 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.2%$174 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$174 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$167 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$129 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$38 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$95 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
  • Libraries$41 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$8 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$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Richland. 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 Town 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.