City government · Anoka County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fridley took in $67.8 million and spent $72.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)43%City taxes32%State tax money10%Fines and other9.9%Federal tax money2.8%County and local tax money2.4%

What stands out

43%

of Fridley's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes32%

Property tax
30%$20.0 million
Other taxes
2.0%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$221 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$29.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$8.5 million
  • Water$7.4 million
  • Liquor stores$6.7 million
  • Other service charges$3.1 million
  • Road charges$2.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$396 thousand
  • Garbage collection$327 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$1.9 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$6.8 million

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$1.6 million

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$6.5 million
Fines
0.3%$196 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries15%All other spending9.6%

What stands out

15%

of Fridley's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$17.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; liquor stores and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$6.9 million
  • Liquor stores$5.9 million
  • Water supply$4.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$472 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$13.0 million
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$11.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$167 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$12.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$10.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$11.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$10.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10.7 million
Interest on debt
4.9%$3.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$132 thousand
Housing and community development
4.6%$3.3 million
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$76 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$76 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fridley. 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 Fridley 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.