City government · Benton County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Foley took in $4.5 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)45%City taxes25%State tax money22%Fines and other3.8%Federal tax money3.3%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes25%

Property tax
24%$1.1 million
Other taxes
1.1%$51 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$44 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$913 thousand
  • Water$726 thousand
  • Other service charges$304 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$148 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$1.0 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$28 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$159 thousand
Fines
0.3%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

19%

of Foley'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Water supply$297 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$813 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$684 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$117 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$746 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$506 thousand
  • Fire protection$240 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$648 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$648 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$234 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$234 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$116 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Foley. 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 Foley 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.