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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rubicon took in $707 thousand and spent $527 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%State tax money31%Federal tax money18%Fees for services (garbage collection)5.8%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

18%

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

Town taxes43%

Property tax
40%$282 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$22 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$41 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$39 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$126 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$218 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%Health and hospitals0.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

27%

of Rubicon's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$234 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$234 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$140 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
  • Police$39 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$29 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$117 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$33 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$33 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rubicon. 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 Rubicon 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.