City government · Chisago County, MN

Center City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Center City took in $1.0 million and spent $875 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)34%City taxes33%Fines and other21%State tax money8.0%Federal tax money3.9%

What stands out

21%

of Center City'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 taxes33%

Property tax
31%$323 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$354 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$142 thousand
  • Other service charges$109 thousand
  • Water$90 thousand
  • Road charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$41 thousand

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$83 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
21%$222 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs17%Interest on debt4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%

What stands out

33%

of Center City'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$288 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$250 thousand
  • Police$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$223 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$151 thousand
  • Water supply$72 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$148 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$148 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$147 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$76 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$67 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$43 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$40 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Center City. 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 Center City 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.