City government · Carlton County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carlton took in $2.7 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)58%City taxes18%State tax money15%Fines and other5.1%Federal tax money3.7%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

58%

of Carlton'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 taxes18%

Property tax
17%$456 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$687 thousand
  • Water$538 thousand
  • Sewer$289 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$98 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$414 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$5 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$134 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Health and hospitals21%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Interest on debt8.9%All other spending13%

What stands out

21%

of Carlton's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$664 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$432 thousand
  • Sewer systems$232 thousand
Health and hospitals
21%$459 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$459 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$289 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$178 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$26 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$275 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$265 thousand
  • Police$10 thousand
Interest on debt
8.9%$191 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$139 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$52 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$180 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$180 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$52 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
  • Libraries$21 thousand
Housing and community development
2.0%$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Carlton. 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 Carlton 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.