City government · Dakota County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Coates took in $92 thousand and spent $54 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (parks and recreation)24%State tax money14%Federal tax money9.8%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

48%

of Coates' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes48%

Property tax
48%$44 thousand

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$22 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.8%

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

From the federal government
9.8%$9 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$13 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$2 thousand
Fines
2.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%

What stands out

56%

of Coates' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
56%$30 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$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$7 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Coates. 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 Coates 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.