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Rio Hondo's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Rio Hondo took in $3.7 million and spent $8.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)37%Federal tax money32%City taxes25%County and local tax money3.1%Fines and other1.0%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

32%

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

City taxes25%

Property tax
16%$580 thousand
Sales tax
7.8%$289 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$68 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$780 thousand
  • Sewer$600 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money32%

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

From the federal government
32%$1.2 million

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$30 thousand

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$115 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Fines
0.9%$35 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs25%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Interest on debt1.7%

What stands out

16%

of Rio Hondo's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$780 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$106 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$81 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$723 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$469 thousand
  • Fire protection$254 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$143 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rio Hondo. 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 Rio Hondo 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.