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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rockland took in $1.1 million and spent $893 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%State tax money18%Fees for services (garbage collection)10%Federal tax money9.3%County and local tax money8.4%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

10%

of Rockland's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes54%

Property tax
51%$539 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$19 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$108 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$107 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.3%

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

From the federal government
9.3%$99 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$186 thousand

County and local tax money8.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.4%$89 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Health and hospitals2.7%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

11%

of Rockland'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
44%$390 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$390 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$229 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$211 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$120 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$101 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$101 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.6%$23 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$23 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rockland. 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 Rockland 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.