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Two Rivers's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Two Rivers took in $33.4 million and spent $31.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)51%City taxes18%State tax money18%Fines and other11%County and local tax money3.3%

What stands out

51%

of Two Rivers' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes18%

Property tax
16%$5.4 million
Other taxes
1.5%$492 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$241 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$128 thousand
  • Other licenses$123 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$17.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 7 more
  • Electric power$9.2 million
  • Water$2.8 million
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Other service charges$888 thousand
  • Road charges$864 thousand
  • Garbage collection$485 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$150 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$122 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$5.9 million

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$1.1 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$3.4 million
Fines
0.4%$123 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries8.3%Running the government and other costs8.0%All other spending8.1%

What stands out

46%

of Two Rivers' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$14.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$8.8 million
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$886 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$6.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$125 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$121 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
  • Public transit$108 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.3%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
8.0%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$378 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$275 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$141 thousand
  • Government buildings$48 thousand
Interest on debt
6.5%$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
1.6%$509 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$509 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Two Rivers. 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 City of Two Rivers 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.