City government · Steele County, MN

Blooming Prairie's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blooming Prairie took in $6.8 million and spent $7.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)69%State tax money13%City taxes12%Fines and other4.5%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

69%

of Blooming Prairie'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 taxes12%

Property tax
12%$798 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$3.4 million
  • Water$473 thousand
  • Sewer$431 thousand
  • Hospital bills$135 thousand
  • Other service charges$133 thousand
  • Road charges$109 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$873 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$77 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$279 thousand
Fines
0.4%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities68%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking6.2%Running the government and other costs5.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

68%

of Blooming Prairie'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
68%$4.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$3.8 million
  • Sewer systems$663 thousand
  • Water supply$447 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$941 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$536 thousand
  • Police$405 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$447 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$447 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.1%$369 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$246 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$108 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$256 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$153 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$103 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$161 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$124 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$37 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$157 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$157 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Blooming Prairie. 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 Blooming Prairie 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.