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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Richwood took in $5.9 million and spent $7.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (water, sewer)39%Federal tax money3.9%Fines and other1.6%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes55%

Property tax
36%$2.1 million
Sales tax
16%$960 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$190 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$190 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$849 thousand
  • Garbage collection$309 thousand
  • Other service charges$81 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$232 thousand

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$97 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs14%Sent to other local governments13%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

13%

of Richwood'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$786 thousand
  • Sewer systems$765 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$264 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$259 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$86 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$33 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$989 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$459 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$306 thousand
  • Government buildings$185 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$39 thousand
Sent to other local governments
13%$910 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$910 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$295 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$157 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$138 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$44 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Richwood. 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 Richwood 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.