City government · Polk County, MN

East Grand Forks's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), East Grand Forks took in $42.7 million and spent $42.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)62%City taxes20%State tax money11%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money2.9%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

62%

of East Grand Forks' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes20%

Property tax
15%$6.6 million
Other taxes
4.2%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$125 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$26.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 7 more
  • Electric power$17.6 million
  • Water$2.9 million
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Road charges$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$926 thousand
  • Housing$474 thousand
  • Other service charges$413 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$1.2 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$4.9 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$22 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$1.5 million
Fines
0.2%$75 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%Running the government and other costs5.3%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

58%

of East Grand Forks' 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
58%$24.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$16.5 million
  • Water supply$4.4 million
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$5.8 million
  • Public transit$851 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
  • Libraries$681 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.3%$2.2 million
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$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$623 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$70 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$56 thousand
Housing and community development
2.1%$891 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$287 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of East Grand Forks. 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 East Grand Forks 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.