City government · Marshall County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Argyle took in $1.7 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)57%State tax money17%Fines and other13%City taxes9.7%Federal tax money2.8%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

13%

of Argyle's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes9.7%

Property tax
9.6%$164 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$969 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 4 more
  • Gas$566 thousand
  • Water$162 thousand
  • Other service charges$124 thousand
  • Garbage collection$82 thousand
  • Sewer$29 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$47 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$282 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$9 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$229 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Interest on debt5.6%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

51%

of Argyle'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
51%$677 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$275 thousand
  • Water supply$166 thousand
  • Sewer systems$142 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$94 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$206 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$122 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$72 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$191 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$191 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$106 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$104 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Interest on debt
5.6%$74 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$64 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Argyle. 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 Argyle 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.