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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Eveleth took in $11.4 million and spent $11.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money35%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%City taxes17%Federal tax money8.6%County and local tax money4.2%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

35%

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

City taxes17%

Property tax
16%$1.9 million
Other taxes
0.4%$50 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$37 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 5 more
  • Water$919 thousand
  • Other service charges$687 thousand
  • Sewer$647 thousand
  • Garbage collection$639 thousand
  • Housing$549 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$234 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$987 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$4.0 million

County and local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.2%$481 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$262 thousand
Fines
0.3%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries8.0%All other spending12%

What stands out

27%

of Eveleth'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%

Roads, transit and parking
27%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
  • Airports$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$624 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$109 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$336 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$82 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$929 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$751 thousand
  • Libraries$178 thousand
Housing and community development
5.7%$664 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.4%$510 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$510 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$179 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$141 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Eveleth. 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 Eveleth 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.