City government · Dakota County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Empire took in $2.3 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes70%Fees for services (water, road charges)25%Fines and other2.3%State tax money1.6%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

25%

of Empire's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes70%

Property tax
58%$1.3 million
Other taxes
12%$282 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; severance taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$146 thousand
  • Severance taxes$130 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$586 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$490 thousand
  • Other service charges$53 thousand
  • Road charges$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$36 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$17 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Parks, recreation and libraries8.7%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

29%

of Empire's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$481 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$480 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$420 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$420 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$366 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$211 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$155 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$151 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$151 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$143 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$143 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$88 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Empire. 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 Empire 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.