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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ripon took in $12.8 million and spent $15.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%State tax money21%Fines and other5.0%County and local tax money3.5%

What stands out

40%

of Ripon's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes42%

Property tax
40%$5.1 million
Other taxes
2.3%$290 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$116 thousand
  • Other licenses$92 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 7 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$677 thousand
  • Garbage collection$121 thousand
  • Transit fares$105 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$53 thousand
  • Road charges$26 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$2.7 million

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$450 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$574 thousand
Fines
0.5%$67 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%All other spending7.9%

What stands out

30%

of Ripon's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
30%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
  • Public transit$313 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$425 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$174 thousand
  • Government buildings$110 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$380 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$132 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$44 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Water supply$907 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$457 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$888 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$634 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$254 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.7%$715 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$715 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$485 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ripon. 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 Ripon 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.