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Rock Elm's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rock Elm took in $411 thousand and spent $620 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%State tax money39%Federal tax money6.3%Fines and other0.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.5%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

6.3%

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

Town taxes53%

Property tax
52%$215 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$26 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$160 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$2 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking88%Running the government and other costs6.8%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%Health and hospitals1.1%Interest on debt0.5%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

88%

of Rock Elm's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
88%$547 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$547 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$42 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$3 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rock Elm. 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 Rock Elm 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.