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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rossie took in $850 thousand and spent $810 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money37%Town taxes34%State tax money21%Federal tax money5.1%Fines and other3.3%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

37%

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

Town taxes34%

Property tax
32%$276 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.1%$43 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$179 thousand

County and local tax money37%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
37%$311 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Fines
2.4%$20 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Health and hospitals1.2%

What stands out

65%

of Rossie's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
65%$523 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$523 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$218 thousand
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$172 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$59 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
  • Police$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rossie. 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 Rossie 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.