City government · Freeborn County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Geneva took in $390 thousand and spent $544 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%State tax money36%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)15%Federal tax money7.4%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

36%

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

City taxes39%

Property tax
38%$147 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$60 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$57 thousand
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Water-$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.4%

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

From the federal government
7.4%$29 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$140 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Police, fire, courts and jails2.8%Health and hospitals0.9%

What stands out

47%

of Geneva'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
47%$256 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$186 thousand
  • Sewer systems$40 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$185 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$115 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$67 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$67 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.8%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Geneva. 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 Geneva 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.