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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mankato took in $2.3 million and spent $2.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)45%City taxes28%State tax money24%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

7.3%

of Mankato's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes28%

Property tax
20%$459 thousand
Sales tax
7.3%$171 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$26 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
0.3%$7 thousand

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$728 thousand
  • Water$253 thousand
  • Sewer$66 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$560 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Housing and community development30%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

30%

of Mankato's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$962 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$723 thousand
  • Water supply$190 thousand
  • Sewer systems$49 thousand
Housing and community development
30%$585 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$219 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$130 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$89 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$96 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$93 thousand
  • Airports$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$78 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$62 thousand
  • Libraries$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.1%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mankato. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Mankato 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.