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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Richmond took in $3.8 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money51%Town taxes32%State tax money12%Fees for services (parks and recreation, water)4.5%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

51%

of Richmond's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes32%

Property tax
28%$1.1 million
Other taxes
3.6%$136 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$133 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$170 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$124 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
  • Water$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$466 thousand

County and local tax money51%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
51%$1.9 million

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$18 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs34%Interest on debt7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

7.8%

of Richmond's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
34%$984 thousand
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$603 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$157 thousand
  • Government buildings$121 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$93 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Interest on debt
7.8%$226 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$213 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$110 thousand
  • Libraries$103 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$83 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$62 thousand
  • Police$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Richmond. 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 Richmond 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.