City government · Freeborn County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Freeborn took in $361 thousand and spent $404 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes33%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)29%State tax money27%Fines and other7.5%Federal tax money4.2%

What stands out

27%

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

City taxes33%

Property tax
32%$116 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$105 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$57 thousand
  • Garbage collection$21 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Water$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$15 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$96 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs25%Interest on debt11%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Health and hospitals3.7%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

11%

of Freeborn's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$183 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$138 thousand
  • Sewer systems$26 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$100 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$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$38 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$38 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$14 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Freeborn. 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 Freeborn 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.