City government · Itasca County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Effie took in $123 thousand and spent $98 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)34%City taxes30%State tax money24%Fines and other11%

What stands out

24%

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

City taxes30%

Property tax
28%$34 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$42 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$30 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Running the government and other costs24%Interest on debt11%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%Police, fire, courts and jails1.0%

What stands out

11%

of Effie's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$53 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$53 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$24 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$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$6 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.0%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Effie. 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 Effie 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.