City government · Itasca County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bigfork took in $876 thousand and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)36%State tax money25%City taxes19%County and local tax money12%Federal tax money4.3%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

12%

of Bigfork's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes19%

Property tax
19%$166 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$312 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$136 thousand
  • Water$103 thousand
  • Sewer$53 thousand
  • Road charges$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$38 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$220 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$105 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$32 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

28%

of Bigfork's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$390 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$230 thousand
  • Sewer systems$155 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$281 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$281 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$160 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$152 thousand
  • Airports$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$117 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$43 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$21 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$15 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$6 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bigfork. 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 Bigfork 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.