City government · Clay County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Glyndon took in $3.2 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)37%City taxes26%Fines and other19%State tax money15%Federal tax money2.3%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

18%

of Glyndon's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes26%

Property tax
24%$788 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$48 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$32 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$518 thousand
  • Sewer$452 thousand
  • Garbage collection$167 thousand
  • Other service charges$63 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$75 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$477 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$22 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
18%$583 thousand
Fines
0.7%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs17%Interest on debt9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

10%

of Glyndon's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$848 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$393 thousand
  • Sewer systems$293 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$162 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$797 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$797 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$529 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$460 thousand
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$504 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$390 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$92 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
Interest on debt
9.9%$295 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$244 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Glyndon. 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 Glyndon 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.