City government · Koochiching County, MN

Big Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Big Falls took in $1.1 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, sewer)41%State tax money37%County and local tax money8.5%Fines and other6.9%City taxes5.4%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

37%

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

City taxes5.4%

Property tax

5.4%$61 thousand

Fees for services41%

Fees for services

41%$462 thousand

What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; sewer and 4 more

Liquor stores$339 thousand
Sewer$67 thousand
Parks and recreation$48 thousand
Other service charges$14 thousand
Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water-$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government

1.0%$11 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state

37%$421 thousand

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%$96 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other

6.9%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Parks, recreation and libraries38%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Interest on debt2.8%Police, fire, courts and jails1.7%

What stands out

38%

of Big Falls' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

39%$462 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 1 more

Liquor stores$299 thousand
Water supply$110 thousand
Sewer systems$53 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

38%$449 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$449 thousand

Running the government and other costs

11%$129 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more

Other and not broken out$66 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$54 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

7.8%$93 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports

Roads and highways$92 thousand
Airports$1 thousand

Interest on debt

2.8%$33 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$18 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$15 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

1.7%$20 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$20 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Big Falls. 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 Big Falls 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.