City government · Aitkin County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Aitkin took in $11.5 million and spent $10.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, liquor stores)67%City taxes13%State tax money12%Fines and other3.9%County and local tax money3.7%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

67%

of Aitkin'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 taxes13%

Property tax
12%$1.4 million
Other taxes
1.2%$140 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$88 thousand
  • Other licenses$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$7.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; liquor stores and 6 more
  • Electric power$4.5 million
  • Liquor stores$1.7 million
  • Sewer$773 thousand
  • Water$494 thousand
  • Other service charges$196 thousand
  • Airport$23 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$22 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.4 million

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$427 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$407 thousand
Fines
0.4%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities69%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs5.5%Interest on debt1.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

69%

of Aitkin'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
69%$7.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; liquor stores and 2 more
  • Electric power$4.8 million
  • Liquor stores$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$599 thousand
  • Water supply$544 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$238 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Airports$62 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.5%$598 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$288 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$287 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$151 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$84 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$52 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Aitkin. 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 Aitkin 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.