City government · Lyon County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Garvin took in $219 thousand and spent $268 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes33%Fees for services (sewer, water)29%State tax money26%Fines and other8.7%Federal tax money3.2%

What stands out

26%

of Garvin'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
33%$72 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$64 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$25 thousand
  • Water$19 thousand
  • Garbage collection$16 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$7 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$56 thousand

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
8.7%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

44%

of Garvin's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$117 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$79 thousand
  • Water supply$26 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$57 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$38 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$38 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$38 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$32 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Garvin. 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 Garvin 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.