City government · Mille Lacs County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Foreston took in $1.1 million and spent $795 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, sewer)64%City taxes14%State tax money13%Fines and other8.6%

What stands out

64%

of Foreston'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 taxes14%

Property tax
13%$134 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$14 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$682 thousand
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; sewer and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$511 thousand
  • Sewer$112 thousand
  • Water$43 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$144 thousand

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$92 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking9.2%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

62%

of Foreston's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
62%$489 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$437 thousand
  • Sewer systems$27 thousand
  • Water supply$18 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$138 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$37 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$73 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$73 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$59 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Foreston. 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 Foreston 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.