City government · Martin County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dunnell took in $387 thousand and spent $455 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)37%City taxes34%State tax money21%Federal tax money5.2%Fines and other1.3%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

34%

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

City taxes34%

Property tax
34%$132 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$145 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 2 more
  • Electric power$73 thousand
  • Sewer$36 thousand
  • Water$31 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$20 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$83 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%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$4 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Interest on debt1.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

53%

of Dunnell'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
53%$240 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$130 thousand
  • Sewer systems$76 thousand
  • Water supply$34 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$114 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$73 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$48 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$48 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$44 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dunnell. 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 Dunnell 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.