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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Richmond took in $1.0 million and spent $768 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%State tax money25%Federal tax money19%Fees for services (garbage collection)9.5%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

19%

of Richmond's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes46%

Property tax
35%$359 thousand
Other taxes
12%$120 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$117 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.5%

Fees for services
9.5%$98 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$86 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$200 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$255 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.5%Health and hospitals3.5%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

30%

of Richmond's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$295 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$295 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$234 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$129 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$93 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$144 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)$83 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.5%$65 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$65 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.5%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Richmond. 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 Richmond 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.