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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Royalton took in $2.8 million and spent $3.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes72%Fines and other14%Fees for services (sewer)8.4%State tax money5.8%

What stands out

14%

of Royalton's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes72%

Property tax
72%$2.0 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$235 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$235 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$163 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$379 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.5%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

56%

of Royalton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
56%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$844 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$604 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$133 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$48 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$676 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$671 thousand
  • Public transit$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$265 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$262 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.5%$162 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$132 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$159 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$86 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$13 thousand
Social services
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Royalton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 Town of Royalton 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.