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Rock Island City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rock Island City took in $1.4 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)44%Fines and other21%City taxes19%State tax money17%

What stands out

20%

of Rock Island City's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes19%

Sales tax
7.4%$106 thousand
Property tax
5.9%$85 thousand
Other taxes
5.2%$75 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$45 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$15 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$625 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$338 thousand
  • Water$256 thousand
  • Other service charges$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$241 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
20%$292 thousand
Fines
0.8%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.2%Housing and community development8.3%All other spending13%

What stands out

8.3%

of Rock Island City's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$406 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$207 thousand
  • Water supply$191 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$255 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$122 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$97 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$140 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$140 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.2%$107 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
  • Libraries$37 thousand
Housing and community development
8.3%$96 thousand
Interest on debt
6.9%$80 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$62 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$62 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rock Island City. 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 City of Rock Island City 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.