City government · Isanti County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Braham took in $5.0 million and spent $5.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)58%State tax money17%City taxes14%Fines and other5.1%Federal tax money4.9%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

58%

of Braham'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 taxes14%

Property tax
14%$707 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$13 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 3 more
  • Liquor stores$2.1 million
  • Water$469 thousand
  • Sewer$202 thousand
  • Housing$109 thousand
  • Other service charges$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$248 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$872 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$235 thousand
Fines
0.5%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs7.1%Housing and community development5.4%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

58%

of Braham'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
58%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$808 thousand
  • Water supply$586 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$879 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$736 thousand
  • Fire protection$143 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$574 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$574 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.1%$384 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$228 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$136 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
Housing and community development
5.4%$293 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$120 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$120 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$4 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Braham. 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 Braham 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.