City government · Pope County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Glenwood took in $8.1 million and spent $6.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)56%City taxes26%State tax money14%Fines and other3.1%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

56%

of Glenwood's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes26%

Property tax
22%$1.8 million
Sales tax
3.4%$276 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$77 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$57 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 7 more
  • Liquor stores$2.0 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$898 thousand
  • Garbage collection$218 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$159 thousand
  • Other service charges$105 thousand
  • Road charges$33 thousand
  • Airport$25 thousand
  • Transit fares$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$88 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.2 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$241 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking6.2%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

11%

of Glenwood's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Water supply$706 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$174 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$769 thousand
  • Fire protection$268 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$885 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$697 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$168 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$727 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$517 thousand
  • Libraries$210 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$427 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$286 thousand
  • Airports$111 thousand
  • Public transit$30 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$125 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$106 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Glenwood. 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 Glenwood 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.