City government · Watonwan County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Darfur took in $201 thousand and spent $249 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money33%City taxes28%Fines and other16%Fees for services (sewer)14%Federal tax money7.5%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

33%

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

City taxes28%

Property tax
27%$55 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$28 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$20 thousand
  • Sewer$9 thousand
  • Water-$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$15 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$67 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$2 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking4.8%Interest on debt4.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%

What stands out

23%

of Darfur's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$94 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$50 thousand
  • Water supply$44 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$69 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$54 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$58 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$12 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Darfur. 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 Darfur 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.