City government · Stearns County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elrosa took in $137 thousand and spent $78 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%Fees for services (parks and recreation)23%City taxes23%Federal tax money8.8%Fines and other8.8%

What stands out

36%

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

City taxes23%

Property tax
21%$29 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$32 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.8%

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

From the federal government
8.8%$12 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$50 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs33%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking9.0%

What stands out

45%

of Elrosa's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$35 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$26 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$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$7 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Elrosa. 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 Elrosa 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.