City government · Carver County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carver took in $7.2 million and spent $7.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)55%City taxes28%Fines and other14%State tax money2.2%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

14%

of Carver'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 taxes28%

Property tax
28%$2.0 million
Sales tax
0.2%$12 thousand

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Sewer$980 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$160 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$27 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$1.0 million
Fines
0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Interest on debt21%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs12%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

21%

of Carver's 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
34%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$972 thousand
Interest on debt
21%$1.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$780 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$740 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$499 thousand
  • Fire protection$395 thousand
  • Police$217 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$882 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$390 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$300 thousand
  • Government buildings$192 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.0%$217 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$217 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$67 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$67 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Carver. 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 Carver 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.