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Rib Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rib Falls took in $454 thousand and spent $358 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes37%State tax money37%Fees for services (garbage collection)14%Federal tax money12%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

14%

of Rib Falls' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes37%

Property tax
34%$156 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$63 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$61 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$55 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$166 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals1.4%

What stands out

17%

of Rib Falls' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$209 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$209 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$62 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$62 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$44 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$38 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rib Falls. 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 Rib Falls 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.