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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rockford took in $961 thousand and spent $711 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)49%Town taxes27%State tax money21%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes27%

Sales tax
11%$107 thousand
Property tax
11%$106 thousand
Other taxes
4.8%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$31 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$11 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$475 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$253 thousand
  • Water$138 thousand
  • Garbage collection$81 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$198 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$5 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

8.2%

of Rockford's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$245 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Water supply$103 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$76 thousand
  • Sewer systems$60 thousand
  • Electric power$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$147 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$86 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$143 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$143 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$102 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
  • Police$37 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$58 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Town of Rockford 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.