City government · Polk County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fosston took in $15.3 million and spent $15.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)58%Federal tax money26%State tax money9.4%City taxes3.2%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

26%

of Fosston's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes3.2%

Property tax
3.2%$488 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 services58%

Fees for services
58%$8.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 8 more
  • Electric power$4.1 million
  • Gas$2.3 million
  • Sewer$946 thousand
  • Water$722 thousand
  • Other service charges$361 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$242 thousand
  • Garbage collection$187 thousand
  • Housing$30 thousand
  • Transit fares$10 thousand
  • Airport$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money26%

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

From the federal government
26%$3.9 million

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$1.4 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%$91 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$412 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%Running the government and other costs3.7%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

41%

of Fosston'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
41%$6.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$4.4 million
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$6.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$3.5 million
  • Gas supply$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$877 thousand
  • Water supply$417 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$166 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Libraries$146 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$685 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$466 thousand
  • Fire protection$219 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.7%$564 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$412 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$143 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$272 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$251 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$64 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$64 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fosston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Fosston 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.