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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ripley took in $45.9 million and spent $40.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)69%City taxes13%State tax money11%Fines and other6.4%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

69%

of Ripley'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 taxes13%

Property tax
8.3%$3.8 million
Sales tax
3.0%$1.4 million
Other taxes
1.3%$613 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$520 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$78 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$31.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 5 more
  • Electric power$22.0 million
  • Gas$3.3 million
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$432 thousand
  • Other service charges$31 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%$5.3 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$112 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$2.6 million
Fines
0.7%$338 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities74%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking4.3%Housing and community development3.2%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

74%

of Ripley'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
74%$30.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$23.1 million
  • Gas supply$3.3 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$129 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$55 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Housing and community development
3.2%$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
1.7%$714 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$714 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$320 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$237 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$83 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$65 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ripley. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Ripley 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.