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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended October 31, 2021), Rusk took in $7.3 million and spent $5.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended October 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)56%City taxes25%Federal tax money13%Fines and other6.0%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes25%

Sales tax
13%$916 thousand
Property tax
9.0%$658 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$238 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Public utility taxes$237 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$679 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$946 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%$1 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%$20 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Fines
3.9%$285 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.1%$150 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking6.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%Interest on debt3.4%

What stands out

52%

of Rusk's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$441 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$691 thousand
  • Fire protection$387 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$94 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$863 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$578 thousand
  • Sewer systems$285 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$361 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$361 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$212 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$125 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$87 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$197 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rusk. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended October 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Rusk 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.