City government · Hennepin County, MN

Eden Prairie's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Eden Prairie took in $113 million and spent $116 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (liquor stores, water)40%State tax money5.9%Fines and other4.5%Federal tax money0.7%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

39%

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

City taxes48%

Property tax
39%$44.5 million
Other taxes
8.7%$9.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$5.5 million
  • Other licenses$4.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$45.7 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 5 more
  • Liquor stores$13.0 million
  • Water$11.7 million
  • Sewer$8.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.7 million
  • Road charges$4.9 million
  • Other service charges$995 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$130 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$840 thousand

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$6.7 million

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%$291 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$4.8 million
Fines
0.3%$352 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Running the government and other costs11%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

16%

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

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$36.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; liquor stores and 2 more
  • Water supply$17.5 million
  • Liquor stores$11.3 million
  • Sewer systems$8.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$61 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$25.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$19.8 million
  • Fire protection$5.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$19.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$18.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$18.8 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$12.8 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$10.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$365 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$63 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$791 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$503 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$288 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Eden Prairie. 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 Eden Prairie 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.