City government · Scott County, MN

Belle Plaine's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Belle Plaine took in $21.9 million and spent $26.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%State tax money23%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%County and local tax money8.5%Fines and other4.4%Federal tax money3.0%

What stands out

38%

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

City taxes39%

Property tax
38%$8.4 million
Other taxes
1.0%$215 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other licenses$136 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$41 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$29 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$378 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$233 thousand
  • Road charges$202 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$658 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$5.1 million

County and local tax money8.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.5%$1.9 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$934 thousand
Fines
0.2%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Running the government and other costs4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

53%

of Belle Plaine's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$13.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$5.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Fire protection$687 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
4.5%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$854 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$345 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Libraries$16 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$410 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$285 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$134 thousand
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$134 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$65 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Belle Plaine. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Belle Plaine 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.