City government · Le Sueur County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cleveland took in $1.7 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)47%City taxes22%State tax money15%Fines and other13%Federal tax money2.4%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

12%

of Cleveland'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 taxes22%

Property tax
21%$342 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$773 thousand
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 3 more
  • Liquor stores$300 thousand
  • Water$255 thousand
  • Sewer$134 thousand
  • Other service charges$56 thousand
  • Garbage collection$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$40 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$249 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$17 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$195 thousand
Fines
1.4%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs9.1%Interest on debt2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

55%

of Cleveland's 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
55%$763 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$283 thousand
  • Water supply$250 thousand
  • Sewer systems$201 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$281 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$142 thousand
  • Police$139 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$179 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$179 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$127 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$64 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$55 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$33 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$20 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cleveland. 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 Cleveland 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.