City government · Dakota County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Burnsville took in $115 million and spent $94.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%Fines and other6.7%State tax money6.6%Federal tax money2.9%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

41%

of Burnsville's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes49%

Property tax
41%$46.9 million
Other taxes
7.8%$8.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$7.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$472 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$350 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$286 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$39.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$13.1 million
  • Sewer$11.9 million
  • Other service charges$9.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$287 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$3.4 million

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$7.6 million

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%$1.2 million

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$7.4 million
Fines
0.2%$250 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

34%

of Burnsville's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$32.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$19.4 million
  • Fire protection$10.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$630 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$23.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$13.3 million
  • Water supply$10.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$390 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$13.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$13.7 million
  • Parking$112 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$10.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$736 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$728 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$490 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$10.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10.0 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$2.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.7 million
  • Interest on general debt$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$991 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$991 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$544 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Burnsville. 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 Burnsville 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.