City government · Chisago County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chisago City took in $7.1 million and spent $6.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fines and other34%Fees for services (sewer, water)19%State tax money3.8%

What stands out

34%

of Chisago 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 taxes44%

Property tax
44%$3.1 million

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$779 thousand
  • Water$409 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$120 thousand
  • Other service charges$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$269 thousand

Fines and other34%

Interest, rents and other
34%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries9.6%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

10%

of Chisago City's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$514 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$74 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Water supply$711 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$913 thousand
  • Fire protection$228 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.9%$650 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$650 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.6%$631 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$612 thousand
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$134 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$123 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$11 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$95 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chisago 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 Chisago 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.