City government · Hennepin County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Crystal took in $33.1 million and spent $30.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (water, sewer)40%State tax money9.1%Fines and other8.2%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

40%

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

City taxes42%

Property tax
40%$13.1 million
Other taxes
2.6%$875 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$875 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$13.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$6.6 million
  • Sewer$3.5 million
  • Road charges$2.0 million
  • Garbage collection$449 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$438 thousand
  • Other service charges$146 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$13 thousand

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$3.0 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$165 thousand

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$2.5 million
Fines
0.5%$169 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Running the government and other costs10%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

14%

of Crystal's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$9.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$7.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$7.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.3 million
  • Sewer systems$3.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$345 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$4.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.2 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$136 thousand
Housing and community development
1.9%$588 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$346 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$99 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$99 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Crystal. 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 Crystal 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.