City government · Itasca County, MN

Deer River's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Deer River took in $4.6 million and spent $5.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%Fees for services (sewer, water)25%City taxes21%Fines and other4.6%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

48%

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

City taxes21%

Property tax
21%$965 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$453 thousand
  • Sewer$365 thousand
  • Water$323 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$51 thousand

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$2.2 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$192 thousand
Fines
0.4%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs9.3%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Interest on debt4.4%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

63%

of Deer River'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
63%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
  • Water supply$412 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$714 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$553 thousand
  • Fire protection$161 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.3%$492 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$289 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$153 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$336 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$336 thousand
Interest on debt
4.4%$232 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$138 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$94 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$188 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$188 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Deer River. 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 Deer River 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.