City government · Watonwan County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Butterfield took in $1.5 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)67%State tax money16%City taxes12%Federal tax money2.1%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

67%

of Butterfield'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%$178 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$535 thousand
  • Water$215 thousand
  • Liquor stores$198 thousand
  • Other service charges$37 thousand
  • Garbage collection$36 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$32 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$249 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$28 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.4%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

62%

of Butterfield'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
62%$788 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; liquor stores and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$369 thousand
  • Liquor stores$215 thousand
  • Water supply$175 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$147 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$95 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$141 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$141 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.4%$106 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$76 thousand
  • Libraries$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$70 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$70 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$10 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$9 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Butterfield. 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 Butterfield 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.