City government · Winona County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dakota took in $271 thousand and spent $214 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%State tax money30%Fees for services (parks and recreation)12%Fines and other10%Federal tax money6.3%

What stands out

41%

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

City taxes41%

Property tax
41%$112 thousand

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$33 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$30 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$17 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$81 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs30%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

39%

of Dakota's 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
39%$83 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$83 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$65 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$64 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$26 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dakota. 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 Dakota 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.