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Cross Roads's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Cross Roads took in $4.1 million and spent $2.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes92%State tax money4.8%Fines and other2.9%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

79%

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

Town taxes92%

Sales tax
79%$3.3 million
Other taxes
12%$513 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$379 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$134 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$30 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$196 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$121 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments50%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

50%

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

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
50%$1.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$930 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)$887 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$317 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$317 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$157 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$140 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$40 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$20 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cross Roads. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Cross Roads 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.