City government · Anoka County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Anoka took in $86.9 million and spent $90.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)55%State tax money27%City taxes13%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

27%

of Anoka's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes13%

Property tax
10%$9.0 million
Other taxes
2.7%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$739 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$141 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$67 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$47.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 6 more
  • Electric power$35.4 million
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Liquor stores$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$2.1 million
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
  • Garbage collection$403 thousand
  • Parking$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$23.6 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$1.1 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$3.1 million
Fines
0.2%$169 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%Sent to other local governments3.2%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

31%

of Anoka's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$42.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$34.4 million
  • Water supply$2.9 million
  • Liquor stores$2.8 million
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$448 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$27.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$27.5 million
  • Parking$179 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$8.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$7.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$283 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$5.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.2 million
Sent to other local governments
3.2%$2.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$2.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$833 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.6%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$598 thousand
  • Government buildings$554 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$35 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$1.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$241 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Anoka. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Anoka 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.