City government · Stearns County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Belgrade took in $1.5 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, housing)38%City taxes24%State tax money21%Fines and other16%Federal tax money0.7%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

15%

of Belgrade's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes24%

Property tax
23%$347 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$573 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$162 thousand
  • Water$159 thousand
  • Housing$154 thousand
  • Sewer$82 thousand
  • Road charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$10 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$315 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%$5 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$231 thousand
Fines
0.5%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%All other spending10%

What stands out

6.2%

of Belgrade's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$512 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$308 thousand
  • Water supply$200 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$389 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$249 thousand
  • Fire protection$140 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$216 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$149 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$163 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$163 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$96 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$90 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Housing and community development
6.2%$95 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$65 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$61 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Belgrade. 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 Belgrade 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.