City government · Clay County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Barnesville took in $13.8 million and spent $14.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, liquor stores)73%State tax money9.1%City taxes8.7%Fines and other5.5%Federal tax money3.6%

What stands out

73%

of Barnesville'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 taxes8.7%

Property tax
7.9%$1.1 million
Other taxes
0.8%$113 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$71 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$37 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$10.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; electric power and 7 more
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • Electric power$2.9 million
  • Liquor stores$1.2 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Water$699 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$601 thousand
  • Garbage collection$371 thousand
  • Hospital bills$239 thousand
  • Road charges$146 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$499 thousand

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$1.3 million

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$743 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries8.0%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

8%

of Barnesville's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$5.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; liquor stores and 3 more
  • Electric power$2.3 million
  • Liquor stores$1.2 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$980 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$337 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$420 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$75 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$876 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$818 thousand
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.9%$572 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$572 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$290 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$281 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$110 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Barnesville. 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 Barnesville 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.