City government · Nicollet County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Courtland took in $835 thousand and spent $994 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)47%City taxes28%State tax money16%Fines and other4.7%Federal tax money4.6%

What stands out

4.6%

of Courtland's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes28%

Property tax
26%$213 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$393 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$393 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$38 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$131 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt9.6%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

10%

of Courtland's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
58%$575 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$575 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$155 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$155 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$112 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$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Interest on debt
9.6%$95 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$53 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$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 Courtland. 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 Courtland 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.