City government · Dakota County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Eagan took in $103 million and spent $104 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%State tax money11%Fines and other6.3%Federal tax money1.9%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

44%

of Eagan's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes46%

Property tax
44%$45.1 million
Other taxes
2.5%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$734 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$35.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$10.5 million
  • Sewer$8.4 million
  • Road charges$6.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$5.5 million
  • Other service charges$4.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$1.9 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$11.1 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$184 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$6.1 million
Fines
0.4%$363 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Running the government and other costs13%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

17%

of Eagan's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 6.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$27.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$20.0 million
  • Fire protection$7.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
21%$22.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$22.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$12.0 million
  • Water supply$10.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$17.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17.5 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$14.0 million
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$10.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$164 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$1.1 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$305 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Eagan. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Eagan 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.