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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Rollingwood took in $5.5 million and spent $4.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes63%Fees for services (water, sewer)36%Fines and other0.6%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes63%

Property tax
48%$2.6 million
Sales tax
14%$764 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$107 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$636 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$5 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Fines
0.4%$20 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs19%Interest on debt3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%

What stands out

27%

of Rollingwood's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$660 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$132 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$85 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$810 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)$585 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$111 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$75 thousand
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$145 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$120 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$91 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$91 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rollingwood. 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 Rollingwood 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.