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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Rosenberg took in $3.9 million and spent $3.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes62%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)16%State tax money13%County and local tax money4.4%Federal tax money2.0%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

61%

of Rosenberg's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes62%

Property tax
61%$2.4 million
Other taxes
0.9%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$32 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$634 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 1 more
  • Other service charges$632 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$79 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$515 thousand

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$170 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$55 thousand
Fines
0.3%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals41%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs9.2%Roads, transit and parking4.1%Social services3.4%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

41%

of Rosenberg's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
41%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$495 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$405 thousand
  • Police$226 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$122 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.2%$317 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$153 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$89 thousand
  • Government buildings$47 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$141 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$141 thousand
Social services
3.4%$116 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$116 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.8%$96 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$96 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$67 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rosenberg. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Rosenberg 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.