City government · Meeker County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Darwin took in $1.3 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)82%City taxes6.9%State tax money6.3%Fines and other3.1%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

82%

of Darwin's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes6.9%

Property tax
6.7%$89 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services82%

Fees for services
82%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$936 thousand
  • Water$70 thousand
  • Sewer$55 thousand
  • Garbage collection$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$19 thousand

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$84 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities90%Running the government and other costs4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%Roads, transit and parking2.0%Police, fire, courts and jails1.4%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

90%

of Darwin'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
90%$983 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$828 thousand
  • Water supply$99 thousand
  • Sewer systems$31 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$25 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.1%$45 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$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$22 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.4%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Darwin. 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 Darwin 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.