City government · Douglas County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Evansville took in $963 thousand and spent $893 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money26%City taxes25%Fees for services (sewer, water)23%Fines and other22%Federal tax money3.4%

What stands out

22%

of Evansville's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes25%

Property tax
24%$234 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$224 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$99 thousand
  • Water$91 thousand
  • Other service charges$32 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$33 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$254 thousand

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
22%$214 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Interest on debt6.4%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

24%

of Evansville's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$400 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$224 thousand
  • Sewer systems$176 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$217 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$217 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$132 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$93 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$76 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$66 thousand
  • Police$10 thousand
Interest on debt
6.4%$57 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$45 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Evansville. 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 Evansville 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.