City government · Sherburne County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Becker took in $14.3 million and spent $18.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%State tax money17%Fees for services (sewer, water)16%Fines and other9.3%Federal tax money0.4%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

57%

of Becker's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes57%

Property tax
57%$8.1 million
Other taxes
0.3%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$32 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Water$810 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$58 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$2.4 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$53 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
9.1%$1.3 million
Fines
0.2%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Parks, recreation and libraries26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs2.6%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

26%

of Becker'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%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$6.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
26%$4.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Water supply$923 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Police$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
2.6%$477 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$316 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$120 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$41 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$268 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$264 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Becker. 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 Becker 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.