City government · Carlton County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cloquet took in $17.9 million and spent $16.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)50%City taxes26%State tax money18%Federal tax money3.9%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

6.4%

of Cloquet's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes26%

Property tax
18%$3.1 million
Sales tax
6.4%$1.1 million
Other taxes
1.8%$328 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$166 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$100 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$8.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$5.1 million
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Road charges$613 thousand
  • Other service charges$361 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$266 thousand
  • Garbage collection$154 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%$693 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$3.2 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$35 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$370 thousand
Fines
0.3%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

20%

of Cloquet's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.1 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$47 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$3.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.9 million
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$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$525 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$90 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Libraries$685 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$362 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$273 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$89 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$100 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cloquet. 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 Cloquet 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.