Village government · Mercer County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rockford took in $1.8 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, water)45%Fines and other4.6%State tax money3.3%

What stands out

35%

of Rockford's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes47%

Individual income tax
35%$640 thousand
Property tax
9.1%$165 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$53 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$819 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$468 thousand
  • Water$351 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$60 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$83 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs11%Sent to other local governments8.2%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

8.2%

of Rockford's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$990 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$538 thousand
  • Sewer systems$452 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$385 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$345 thousand
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$359 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$359 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$235 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$208 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.2%$178 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$178 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Rockford. 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 Village of Rockford 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.