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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Redwater took in $1.4 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)77%State tax money9.9%City taxes9.2%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

77%

of Redwater'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 taxes9.2%

Property tax
3.8%$53 thousand
Sales tax
3.8%$52 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$900 thousand
  • Sewer$124 thousand
  • Garbage collection$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$136 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Sent to other local governments34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.1%Interest on debt5.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%Police, fire, courts and jails0.2%

What stands out

34%

of Redwater'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%

Running the government and other costs
55%$635 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$535 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
34%$392 thousand
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$392 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$71 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$42 thousand
  • Sewer systems$27 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$59 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$39 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Redwater. 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 City of Redwater 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.