City government · Meeker County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dassel took in $4.4 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)63%City taxes20%State tax money11%Fines and other3.2%Federal tax money1.8%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

63%

of Dassel'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 taxes20%

Property tax
20%$879 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$15 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 4 more
  • Liquor stores$1.5 million
  • Water$580 thousand
  • Sewer$549 thousand
  • Other service charges$187 thousand
  • Road charges$20 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$82 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$505 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$15 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$139 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%Running the government and other costs6.8%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%Interest on debt3.5%

What stands out

60%

of Dassel'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
60%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$634 thousand
  • Water supply$602 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$691 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$691 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$415 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$212 thousand
  • Fire protection$203 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$297 thousand
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$123 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$107 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$219 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$213 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$154 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$113 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dassel. 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 Dassel 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.