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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 $619 thousand and spent $634 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%State tax money42%Fines and other1.5%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)1.3%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

42%

of Rockland's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes55%

Property tax
53%$331 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 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%$262 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$2 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals4.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.6%Interest on debt2.7%

What stands out

4.7%

of Rockland's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$364 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$364 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$101 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$99 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.7%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$23 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$17 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.