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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Rawlins took in $21.9 million and spent $15.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)31%County and local tax money11%City taxes8.4%Fines and other5.8%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

44%

of Rawlins' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes8.4%

Property tax
4.3%$953 thousand
Other taxes
4.1%$890 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$718 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$80 thousand
  • Other licenses$50 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$35 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$6.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Garbage collection$2.0 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$426 thousand
  • Housing$88 thousand
  • Other service charges$35 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$57 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$9.7 million

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$2.3 million

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$1.1 million
Fines
0.6%$141 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking5.2%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

13%

of Rawlins' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$576 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$146 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$3.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$617 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$3.1 million
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)$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$637 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$524 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$318 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$794 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$623 thousand
  • Public transit$171 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$238 thousand
Social services
1.4%$218 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$218 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$184 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$174 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$165 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$165 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rawlins. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Rawlins 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.