City government · Polk County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fertile took in $9.8 million and spent $10.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, water)73%State tax money22%City taxes2.5%Fines and other1.9%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

73%

of Fertile's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes2.5%

Property tax
2.4%$240 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$7.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; water and 5 more
  • Hospital bills$6.5 million
  • Water$426 thousand
  • Other service charges$85 thousand
  • Sewer$75 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
  • Airport$7 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$70 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$2.2 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$187 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals64%Roads, transit and parking24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.0%Running the government and other costs2.8%Interest on debt2.4%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

64%

of Fertile's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
64%$6.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
24%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$2.1 million
  • Roads and highways$279 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$413 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$300 thousand
  • Sewer systems$106 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.8%$287 thousand
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$232 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$250 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$208 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$42 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.7%$170 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$140 thousand
  • Police$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$99 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$99 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fertile. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Fertile 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.