City government · Beltrami County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Bemidji took in $54.0 million and spent $55.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, parks and recreation)50%State tax money25%City taxes18%Fines and other4.0%Federal tax money3.8%

What stands out

25%

of Bemidji's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes18%

Property tax
14%$7.5 million
Other taxes
4.1%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.5 million
  • Other licenses$699 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$26.8 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; parks and recreation and 5 more
  • Liquor stores$9.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.9 million
  • Sewer$4.5 million
  • Water$4.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Road charges$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$951 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$2.0 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$13.4 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$2.0 million
Fines
0.3%$158 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs6.8%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

19%

of Bemidji's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$23.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; liquor stores and 2 more
  • Water supply$10.4 million
  • Liquor stores$7.9 million
  • Sewer systems$4.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$452 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$10.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10.4 million
  • Libraries$212 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$8.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$6.8 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$7.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$7.1 million
  • Public transit$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$3.8 million
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$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$166 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$2.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$82 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$66 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bemidji. 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 Bemidji 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.