City government · Becker County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Callaway took in $1.7 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other51%Fees for services (liquor stores, water)40%State tax money4.2%City taxes3.3%Federal tax money1.3%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

51%

of Callaway's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes3.3%

Property tax
3.3%$57 thousand

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$694 thousand
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; other service charges and 5 more
  • Liquor stores$586 thousand
  • Other service charges$64 thousand
  • Water$15 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Sewer$7 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$23 thousand

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$73 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other51%

Interest, rents and other
51%$885 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Running the government and other costs5.0%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

13%

of Callaway's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
62%$851 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$383 thousand
  • Water supply$275 thousand
  • Sewer systems$182 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$176 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$176 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$163 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$86 thousand
  • Police$77 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$104 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$104 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.0%$69 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$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$18 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$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Callaway. 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 Callaway 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.