Town government · Sheridan County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ranchester took in $2.2 million and spent $1.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)32%County and local tax money29%State tax money25%Town taxes6.8%Federal tax money4.2%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

29%

of Ranchester's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes6.8%

Property tax
4.9%$106 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$34 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$687 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$397 thousand
  • Garbage collection$169 thousand
  • Sewer$111 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$90 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$530 thousand

County and local tax money29%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
29%$621 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking22%Social services8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

8.4%

of Ranchester's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$628 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$334 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$227 thousand
  • Sewer systems$67 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$594 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$294 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$194 thousand
  • Government buildings$74 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$405 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$405 thousand
Social services
8.4%$157 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$157 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$40 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$38 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$25 thousand
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ranchester. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Ranchester 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.