City government · Sibley County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gaylord took in $5.2 million and spent $8.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes33%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%State tax money20%Fines and other12%Federal tax money4.0%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

31%

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

City taxes33%

Property tax
31%$1.6 million
Other taxes
1.8%$91 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$71 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$775 thousand
  • Sewer$303 thousand
  • Garbage collection$185 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$179 thousand
  • Other service charges$86 thousand
  • Road charges$83 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$206 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$1.0 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$601 thousand
Fines
0.3%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Running the government and other costs9.9%Interest on debt7.7%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

41%

of Gaylord'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%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$996 thousand
  • Sewer systems$686 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$167 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$817 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$608 thousand
  • Fire protection$209 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.9%$799 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$509 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$262 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
Interest on debt
7.7%$620 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$538 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$82 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$536 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$476 thousand
  • Libraries$60 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$149 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$149 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gaylord. 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 Gaylord 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.