City government · Sweetwater County, WY

Rock Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Rock Springs took in $62.5 million and spent $57.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money32%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%County and local tax money20%Fines and other14%City taxes6.9%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

20%

of Rock Springs' money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes6.9%

Property tax
4.6%$2.9 million
Other taxes
2.3%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$798 thousand
  • Other licenses$438 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$126 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$15.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$7.3 million
  • Sewer$5.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$469 thousand
  • Housing$361 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$1.4 million

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$20.0 million

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$12.5 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$8.7 million
Fines
0.5%$282 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Parks, recreation and libraries21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking13%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

21%

of Rock Springs' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$16.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$8.8 million
  • Fire protection$6.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$558 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
21%$11.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$11.7 million
  • Libraries$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$10.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$6.0 million
  • Sewer systems$4.0 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$8.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$969 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$595 thousand
  • Government buildings$515 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$353 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$7.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.2 million
  • Airports$391 thousand
Housing and community development
2.7%$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
1.1%$651 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$651 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$97 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$69 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rock Springs. 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 Rock Springs 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.