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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Richfield took in $267 thousand and spent $204 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Town taxes46%Federal tax money3.0%County and local tax money2.6%Fines and other1.1%Fees for services (transit fares)0.4%

What stands out

47%

of Richfield's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes46%

Property tax
46%$123 thousand

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesTransit fares
  • Transit fares$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$8 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$125 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$7 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.8%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Health and hospitals2.9%

What stands out

8.8%

of Richfield's 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
59%$121 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$121 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$47 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)$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.8%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.9%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Richfield. 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 Richfield 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.