City government · Anoka County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Columbus took in $6.0 million and spent $5.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes68%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)15%Fines and other15%State tax money1.6%County and local tax money0.4%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

61%

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

City taxes68%

Property tax
61%$3.6 million
Other taxes
7.6%$456 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$373 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$63 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$894 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Water$748 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
  • Sewer$46 thousand
  • Other service charges$36 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$11 thousand

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$94 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$21 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
14%$856 thousand
Fines
0.3%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.5%Interest on debt7.2%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

46%

of Columbus' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.1 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$713 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$405 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$938 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$712 thousand
  • Fire protection$226 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.5%$411 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$201 thousand
  • Water supply$198 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Interest on debt
7.2%$397 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$55 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Columbus. 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 Columbus 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.