City government · Anoka County, MN

Columbia Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Columbia Heights took in $49.3 million and spent $53.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)47%City taxes35%State tax money10%Fines and other4.3%County and local tax money4.1%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

33%

of Columbia Heights' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes35%

Property tax
33%$16.3 million
Other taxes
1.5%$752 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$752 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$23.0 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 5 more
  • Liquor stores$9.2 million
  • Water$5.8 million
  • Sewer$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$2.9 million
  • Road charges$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$686 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$203 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$209 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$4.9 million

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$2.0 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$2.0 million
Fines
0.2%$106 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

36%

of Columbia Heights' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$18.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$9.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.0 million
  • Water supply$3.3 million
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$10.3 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$8.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$193 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$9.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$7.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$7.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Interest on debt
5.6%$3.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
Housing and community development
1.3%$713 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Columbia Heights. 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 Columbia Heights 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.