City government · Beltrami County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Blackduck took in $3.6 million and spent $4.2 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)71%State tax money11%City taxes10%Fines and other5.3%Federal tax money2.3%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

71%

of Blackduck'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 taxes10%

Property tax
10%$369 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; parks and recreation and 4 more
  • Liquor stores$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$274 thousand
  • Sewer$229 thousand
  • Water$153 thousand
  • Other service charges$129 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$82 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$387 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$11 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$190 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Interest on debt2.6%

What stands out

53%

of Blackduck's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$1.7 million
  • Water supply$314 thousand
  • Sewer systems$234 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$779 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$620 thousand
  • Police$159 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$445 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$299 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$123 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$339 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$301 thousand
  • Libraries$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$291 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$291 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$109 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$92 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Blackduck. 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 Blackduck 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.