City government · Douglas County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carlos took in $897 thousand and spent $550 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)53%City taxes21%State tax money16%Fines and other6.1%Federal tax money3.6%

What stands out

53%

of Carlos' 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 taxes21%

Property tax
20%$183 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$479 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$287 thousand
  • Sewer$119 thousand
  • Other service charges$66 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$32 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$143 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$54 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs16%Interest on debt15%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%

What stands out

15%

of Carlos' spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$166 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$132 thousand
  • Sewer systems$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$98 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$89 thousand
  • Police$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$87 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$46 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$26 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
Interest on debt
15%$85 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$74 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$73 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$73 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Carlos. 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 Carlos 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.