City government · Mower County, MN

Grand Meadow's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Grand Meadow took in $1.9 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)34%City taxes28%State tax money24%Fines and other8.6%Federal tax money3.3%County and local tax money2.3%

What stands out

24%

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

City taxes28%

Property tax
28%$534 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$640 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$441 thousand
  • Other service charges$195 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$62 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$454 thousand

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$43 thousand

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$163 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%Health and hospitals8.1%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

40%

of Grand Meadow's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$898 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$644 thousand
  • Police$254 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$536 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$535 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$308 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$170 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$131 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$196 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$115 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$81 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.1%$183 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$183 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$106 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$106 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$40 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$29 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grand Meadow. 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 Grand Meadow 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.