City government · Grant County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Barrett took in $3.1 million and spent $5.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Federal tax money41%Fees for services (water, sewer)10%City taxes5.6%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

41%

of Barrett's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes5.6%

Property tax
5.5%$170 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$320 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$162 thousand
  • Sewer$69 thousand
  • Garbage collection$63 thousand
  • Other service charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money41%

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

From the federal government
41%$1.3 million

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$1.3 million

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$16 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking90%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.9%Running the government and other costs2.2%Police, fire, courts and jails1.2%Interest on debt0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

90%

of Barrett's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
90%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$340 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$156 thousand
  • Sewer systems$122 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$62 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.2%$128 thousand
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$62 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$61 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.2%$67 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$39 thousand
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$46 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$33 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Barrett. 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 Barrett 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.