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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Russell took in $788 thousand and spent $997 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money32%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)17%Town taxes17%County and local tax money14%Fines and other10%Federal tax money8.9%

What stands out

17%

of Russell'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 taxes17%

Property tax
16%$130 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$136 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; road charges and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$105 thousand
  • Road charges$15 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$14 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$70 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$254 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$114 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$80 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Parks, recreation and libraries8.3%Running the government and other costs8.2%Police, fire, courts and jails3.3%Health and hospitals2.3%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

8.3%

of Russell's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
75%$747 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$747 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.3%$83 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$83 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$82 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)$54 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$33 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Russell. 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 Russell 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.