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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ringling took in $925 thousand and spent $989 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)58%Town taxes25%State tax money11%County and local tax money4.2%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

20%

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

Town taxes25%

Sales tax

20%$188 thousand

Other taxes

4.2%$39 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses

Public utility taxes$37 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services

58%$539 thousand

What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more

Water$195 thousand
Garbage collection$183 thousand
Sewer$135 thousand
Other service charges$20 thousand
Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state

11%$99 thousand

County and local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

4.2%$39 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other

1.3%$12 thousand

Fines

1.0%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%Roads, transit and parking2.8%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

35%

of Ringling's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

44%$432 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more

Water supply$221 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$118 thousand
Sewer systems$93 thousand

Running the government and other costs

35%$342 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$245 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
Other government-run businesses$48 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

13%$128 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$97 thousand
Fire protection$19 thousand
Courts and legal services$12 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

4.7%$46 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation

Libraries$32 thousand
Parks and recreation$14 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

2.8%$28 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$28 thousand

Interest on debt

1.3%$13 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ringling. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Ringling 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.