City government · Crow Wing County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Baxter took in $21.1 million and spent $17.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%Fees for services (water, sewer)21%Fines and other12%State tax money4.3%Federal tax money3.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes59%

Property tax
38%$8.0 million
Sales tax
15%$3.2 million
Other taxes
5.8%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$578 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$392 thousand
  • Other licenses$197 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$36 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$890 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$746 thousand

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$914 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$37 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$2.4 million
Fines
0.3%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Sent to other local governments15%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs11%All other spending16%

What stands out

15%

of Baxter's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
26%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$43 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$2.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$179 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$788 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$738 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$333 thousand
  • Government buildings$114 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$44 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Interest on debt
4.2%$746 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$711 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$35 thousand
Housing and community development
4.0%$702 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Baxter. 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 Baxter 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.