City government · Crow Wing County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Deerwood took in $3.3 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)46%Federal tax money28%City taxes18%State tax money5.6%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

28%

of Deerwood's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes18%

Property tax
18%$584 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$265 thousand
  • Sewer$94 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money28%

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

From the federal government
28%$915 thousand

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$187 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$83 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking8.1%Running the government and other costs6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

32%

of Deerwood'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
51%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$302 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$955 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$666 thousand
  • Police$289 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$242 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$242 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$182 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$106 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$38 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$22 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Deerwood. 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 Deerwood 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.