City government · Redwood County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Belview took in $3.2 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, water)79%State tax money11%City taxes4.5%Fines and other2.3%Federal tax money2.0%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

79%

of Belview's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes4.5%

Property tax
4.5%$143 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services79%

Fees for services
79%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; water and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$2.3 million
  • Water$81 thousand
  • Sewer$69 thousand
  • Housing$36 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$64 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$352 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$43 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals83%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%Running the government and other costs3.1%Roads, transit and parking3.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.7%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

83%

of Belview's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
83%$3.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$227 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$227 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.1%$121 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$72 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$40 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$117 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$117 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$107 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$69 thousand
  • Water supply$38 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.9%$35 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$26 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Belview. 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 Belview 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.