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Coon Rapids's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Coon Rapids took in $18.1 million and spent $12.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)85%City taxes7.5%Fines and other4.3%State tax money1.2%Federal tax money1.2%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

85%

of Coon Rapids' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes7.5%

Property tax
4.1%$741 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$344 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$339 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.5%$277 thousand

Fees for services85%

Fees for services
85%$15.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 6 more
  • Electric power$8.8 million
  • Other service charges$4.4 million
  • Gas$865 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$558 thousand
  • Water$358 thousand
  • Sewer$329 thousand
  • Garbage collection$83 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$208 thousand

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$225 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$73 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$779 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities74%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking3.4%Police, fire, courts and jails2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

74%

of Coon Rapids' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
74%$8.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$7.4 million
  • Gas supply$813 thousand
  • Water supply$366 thousand
  • Sewer systems$287 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$100 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Other government-run businesses$782 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$682 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$112 thousand
  • Government buildings$74 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$412 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$412 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.7%$320 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$163 thousand
  • Fire protection$151 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$288 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$155 thousand
  • Libraries$133 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$218 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$218 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$175 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on general debt$144 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$31 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$61 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$61 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Coon Rapids. 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 Coon Rapids 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.