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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Roy took in $1.3 million and spent $926 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (water)29%State tax money13%Fines and other6.7%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes51%

Sales tax
22%$283 thousand
Other taxes
21%$274 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$126 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$82 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$18 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.1%$105 thousand

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$377 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$365 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$167 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$8 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$58 thousand
Fines
2.2%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking3.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

40%

of Roy's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$371 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$286 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$75 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$260 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$130 thousand
  • Government buildings$94 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$214 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$214 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$36 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Roy. 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 City of Roy 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.