City government · Anoka County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Andover took in $29.9 million and spent $24.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (water, sewer)36%Fines and other7.1%State tax money2.6%County and local tax money0.9%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

50%

of Andover's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes53%

Property tax
50%$15.0 million
Other taxes
3.0%$892 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$803 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$55 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$10.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$4.6 million
  • Sewer$3.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$44 thousand

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$775 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$284 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$2.1 million
Fines
0.2%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking19%Sent to other local governments19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%All other spending18%

What stands out

19%

of Andover's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
19%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
Sent to other local governments
19%$4.5 million
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$4.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$3.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$240 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$3.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$520 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$200 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$861 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$621 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$88 thousand
Interest on debt
5.5%$1.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$25 thousand
Housing and community development
1.5%$362 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$46 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$46 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Andover. 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 Andover 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.