City government · Anoka County, MN

Circle Pines's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Circle Pines took in $12.6 million and spent $15.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)59%City taxes26%State tax money6.4%Fines and other5.4%County and local tax money2.1%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

59%

of Circle Pines' 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 taxes26%

Property tax
24%$3.0 million
Other taxes
2.0%$254 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$148 thousand
  • Other licenses$106 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$7.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 5 more
  • Gas$4.4 million
  • Sewer$999 thousand
  • Water$899 thousand
  • Garbage collection$478 thousand
  • Road charges$364 thousand
  • Other service charges$318 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$98 thousand

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$811 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$270 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$672 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Running the government and other costs5.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

62%

of Circle Pines' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
62%$9.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Gas supply$4.1 million
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$500 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$383 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.5%$857 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$440 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$360 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$727 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$727 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$611 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$518 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$93 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$121 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$121 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Circle Pines. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Circle Pines 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.