City government · Rolette County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rolla took in $3.1 million and spent $2.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)34%City taxes32%Federal tax money22%Fines and other6.2%State tax money5.1%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes32%

Property tax
28%$848 thousand
Sales tax
4.4%$133 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$402 thousand
  • Garbage collection$250 thousand
  • Other service charges$194 thousand
  • Sewer$190 thousand
  • Airport$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money22%

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

From the federal government
22%$679 thousand

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$155 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$155 thousand
Fines
1.1%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt8.5%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

33%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$835 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$656 thousand
  • Roads and highways$179 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$610 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$290 thousand
  • Water supply$208 thousand
  • Sewer systems$112 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$413 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$347 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$66 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$305 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$101 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$98 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$84 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$22 thousand
Interest on debt
8.5%$212 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$144 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$68 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$73 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$27 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$27 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rolla. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 City of Rolla 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.