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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rutledge took in $687 thousand and spent $581 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)42%Borough taxes40%Fines and other7.7%Federal tax money6.1%State tax money4.9%

What stands out

33%

of Rutledge's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Borough taxes40%

Property tax
33%$226 thousand
Other taxes
6.7%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$28 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$286 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$184 thousand
  • Garbage collection$77 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$42 thousand

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$34 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$47 thousand
Fines
0.9%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%Roads, transit and parking4.0%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

32%

of Rutledge's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$234 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$161 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$73 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$185 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$103 thousand
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$96 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$38 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$23 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$23 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Rutledge. 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 Borough of Rutledge 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.