City government · Mahnomen County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bejou took in $99 thousand and spent $41 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)46%State tax money32%City taxes20%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

32%

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

City taxes20%

Property tax
16%$16 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$46 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$35 thousand
  • Sewer$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$32 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Interest on debt20%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%

What stands out

20%

of Bejou's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$18 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$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$5 thousand
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Interest on debt
20%$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$5 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bejou. 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 Bejou 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.