City government · Norman County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ada took in $6.1 million and spent $5.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)76%State tax money13%City taxes7.5%Fines and other1.9%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

76%

of Ada's 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
7.4%$447 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services76%

Fees for services
76%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$2.6 million
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Liquor stores$594 thousand
  • Garbage collection$183 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$102 thousand
  • Other service charges$84 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$88 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$786 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$111 thousand
Fines
0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.9%Roads, transit and parking8.7%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

55%

of Ada's 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
55%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.3 million
  • Water supply$697 thousand
  • Liquor stores$615 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$210 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$649 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$523 thousand
  • Fire protection$126 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$552 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$338 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$178 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.9%$454 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$442 thousand
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$442 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$442 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$155 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$146 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$9 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ada. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Ada 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.