City government · Fillmore County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Canton took in $589 thousand and spent $533 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)38%City taxes26%State tax money19%Fines and other13%Federal tax money3.2%

What stands out

13%

of Canton'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 taxes26%

Property tax
26%$154 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$224 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$85 thousand
  • Water$83 thousand
  • Other service charges$31 thousand
  • Garbage collection$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$19 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$112 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$77 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking16%Interest on debt3.6%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

21%

of Canton'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$173 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$84 thousand
  • Sewer systems$62 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$137 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$104 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$111 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$87 thousand
  • Police$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$84 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$84 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$19 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$11 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Canton. 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 Canton 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.