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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ridgeway took in $2.1 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Village taxes23%Fees for services (sewer, water)17%Fines and other15%County and local tax money3.3%

What stands out

42%

of Ridgeway's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes23%

Property tax
22%$473 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$364 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$233 thousand
  • Water$83 thousand
  • Garbage collection$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$884 thousand

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$69 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$314 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking29%Interest on debt14%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries8.9%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

14%

of Ridgeway's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$599 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$316 thousand
  • Water supply$237 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$46 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$577 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$577 thousand
Interest on debt
14%$286 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$207 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$118 thousand
  • Police$85 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.9%$180 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$180 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.9%$159 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$119 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Ridgeway. 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 Village of Ridgeway 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.