City government · Crow Wing County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Emily took in $1.6 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes66%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)15%Fines and other7.6%State tax money4.4%Federal tax money4.1%County and local tax money3.2%

What stands out

64%

of Emily's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes66%

Property tax
64%$1.0 million
Other taxes
2.4%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$34 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$232 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$163 thousand
  • Other service charges$50 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$65 thousand

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$70 thousand

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$50 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$117 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.9%Interest on debt4.9%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

30%

of Emily'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
30%$333 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$170 thousand
  • Fire protection$163 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$324 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$167 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$118 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$268 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$268 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.9%$89 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$74 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$55 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Emily. 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 Emily 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.