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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Rockport took in $28.7 million and spent $23.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)53%City taxes44%Federal tax money1.1%Fines and other1.0%State tax money0.3%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

11%

of Rockport's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes44%

Property tax
25%$7.2 million
Sales tax
11%$3.2 million
Other taxes
8.0%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$663 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$15.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$9.1 million
  • Sewer$3.4 million
  • Gas$2.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$311 thousand

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$95 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$87 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$152 thousand
Fines
0.5%$131 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%Interest on debt4.4%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

49%

of Rockport's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$11.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Water supply$5.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
  • Gas supply$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$5.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$749 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$198 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$4.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$756 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$426 thousand
  • Government buildings$296 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Interest on debt
4.4%$1.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$877 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$98 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$41 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$58 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$58 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$39 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$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rockport. 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 Rockport 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.