City government · Rice County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dundas took in $2.7 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (water, sewer)39%State tax money8.7%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

45%

of Dundas' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes51%

Property tax
45%$1.2 million
Other taxes
5.4%$146 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$134 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$491 thousand
  • Sewer$285 thousand
  • Garbage collection$134 thousand
  • Road charges$122 thousand
  • Other service charges$33 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$237 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$30 thousand
Fines
0.3%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Interest on debt5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%

What stands out

47%

of Dundas' 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
47%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$734 thousand
  • Water supply$584 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$94 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$527 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$489 thousand
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$433 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$275 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$130 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$286 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$286 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$173 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$142 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$148 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$148 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dundas. 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 Dundas 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.