City government · Todd County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bertha took in $693 thousand and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, water)44%State tax money30%City taxes19%Federal tax money3.8%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

30%

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

City taxes19%

Property tax
19%$132 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$307 thousand
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; water and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$131 thousand
  • Water$98 thousand
  • Sewer$37 thousand
  • Other service charges$32 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Road charges$1 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%$26 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$208 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$16 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs17%Health and hospitals14%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt7.6%All other spending12%

What stands out

14%

of Bertha'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$432 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$250 thousand
  • Water supply$182 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$198 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$141 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$159 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$159 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$139 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$95 thousand
  • Police$44 thousand
Interest on debt
7.6%$88 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$45 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$77 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$77 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$40 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bertha. 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 Bertha 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.