City government · Dodge County, MN

Dodge Center's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dodge Center took in $7.1 million and spent $7.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, water)31%City taxes30%State tax money28%Fines and other8.8%Federal tax money2.1%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

28%

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

City taxes30%

Property tax
29%$2.0 million
Other taxes
0.7%$50 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$38 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; water and 5 more
  • Hospital bills$816 thousand
  • Water$624 thousand
  • Sewer$559 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
  • Airport$69 thousand
  • Other service charges$33 thousand
  • Road charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$151 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$2.0 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$52 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.7%$616 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Health and hospitals12%Running the government and other costs9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%All other spending9.8%

What stands out

48%

of Dodge Center's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
  • Airports$746 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$984 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$497 thousand
  • Water supply$484 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$807 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$807 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$652 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$312 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$298 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$513 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$331 thousand
  • Libraries$182 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$462 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$296 thousand
  • Fire protection$166 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$223 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$168 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dodge Center. 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 Dodge Center 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.