City government · Freeborn County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alden took in $1.1 million and spent $712 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)44%City taxes23%State tax money21%Fines and other8.5%Federal tax money3.3%

What stands out

21%

of Alden's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes23%

Property tax
22%$239 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$476 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$291 thousand
  • Sewer$81 thousand
  • Garbage collection$54 thousand
  • Other service charges$48 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$35 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$227 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$91 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Interest on debt12%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%

What stands out

12%

of Alden's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$253 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$180 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$61 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$224 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$132 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$47 thousand
  • Sewer systems$45 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$83 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$47 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$75 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$75 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$40 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$37 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alden. 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 Alden 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.