City government · Carlton County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cromwell took in $1.2 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, sewer)59%Fines and other20%City taxes11%State tax money7.0%County and local tax money1.7%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

20%

of Cromwell's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes11%

Property tax
11%$135 thousand

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$733 thousand
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; sewer and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$577 thousand
  • Sewer$70 thousand
  • Water$56 thousand
  • Other service charges$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$18 thousand

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$86 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$21 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$243 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals2.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

56%

of Cromwell's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$690 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$375 thousand
  • Water supply$284 thousand
  • Sewer systems$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$292 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$192 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$91 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$159 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$159 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.4%$17 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cromwell. 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 Cromwell 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.