City government · Crow Wing County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Garrison took in $623 thousand and spent $473 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services35%State tax money12%Fines and other11%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

37%

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

City taxes40%

Property tax
37%$230 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$221 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$221 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$11 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$73 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$69 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking22%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%Interest on debt1.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

50%

of Garrison's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
50%$236 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$236 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$112 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$79 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$103 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$103 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Garrison. 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 Garrison 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.