City government · Otter Tail County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bluffton took in $240 thousand and spent $127 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money30%Fees for services (sewer)29%City taxes25%Fines and other16%

What stands out

30%

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

City taxes25%

Property tax
24%$57 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$69 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$56 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$73 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries8.7%

What stands out

29%

of Bluffton'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%

Running the government and other costs
31%$39 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$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$37 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$24 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$16 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bluffton. 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 Bluffton 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.