City government · Fillmore County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fountain took in $580 thousand and spent $741 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes37%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%State tax money19%Fines and other12%Federal tax money3.8%

What stands out

36%

of Fountain's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes37%

Property tax
36%$210 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$166 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$82 thousand
  • Sewer$79 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$22 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$108 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$69 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Interest on debt2.6%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

25%

of Fountain'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$365 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$295 thousand
  • Water supply$69 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$183 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$183 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$90 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$62 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$76 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
  • Police$26 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fountain. 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 Fountain 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.