City government · Towner County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rocklake took in $181 thousand and spent $142 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)65%State tax money19%City taxes9.9%Fines and other5.5%

What stands out

65%

of Rocklake'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 taxes9.9%

Property tax
8.8%$16 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$118 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$75 thousand
  • Garbage collection$33 thousand
  • Sewer$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$35 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities77%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking7.0%

What stands out

77%

of Rocklake'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
77%$110 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$66 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$33 thousand
  • Sewer systems$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$22 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$10 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rocklake. 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 City of Rocklake 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.