City government · Lake of the Woods County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Baudette took in $7.1 million and spent $7.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, liquor stores)84%City taxes7.9%State tax money5.2%Federal tax money1.1%Fines and other1.1%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

84%

of Baudette'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 taxes7.9%

Property tax
7.6%$543 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services84%

Fees for services
84%$6.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; liquor stores and 7 more
  • Electric power$2.8 million
  • Liquor stores$2.2 million
  • Water$658 thousand
  • Sewer$221 thousand
  • Garbage collection$68 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
  • Road charges$35 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$81 thousand

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$371 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$20 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$72 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities75%Roads, transit and parking10%Running the government and other costs5.5%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

75%

of Baudette'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
75%$5.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; liquor stores and 3 more
  • Electric power$2.0 million
  • Liquor stores$1.7 million
  • Water supply$787 thousand
  • Sewer systems$724 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$170 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$759 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$727 thousand
  • Airports$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.5%$398 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$240 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$114 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$385 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$227 thousand
  • Fire protection$158 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$200 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$113 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$87 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$100 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$54 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Baudette. 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 Baudette 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.