City government · Polk County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Crookston took in $17.8 million and spent $18.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)35%State tax money32%City taxes23%Federal tax money6.8%Fines and other4.5%

What stands out

32%

of Crookston's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes23%

Property tax
17%$3.0 million
Other taxes
5.6%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$850 thousand
  • Other licenses$152 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$6.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Housing$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$491 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$384 thousand
  • Road charges$186 thousand
  • Garbage collection$185 thousand
  • Airport$112 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$1.2 million

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$5.6 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$677 thousand
Fines
0.7%$127 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Running the government and other costs14%All other spending12%

What stands out

12%

of Crookston's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$868 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
  • Airports$283 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
  • Libraries$336 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$274 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$2.6 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$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$169 thousand
Housing and community development
12%$2.2 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Crookston. 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 Crookston 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.