City government · Stearns County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Greenwald took in $138 thousand and spent $62 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%City taxes31%Fines and other28%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

28%

of Greenwald'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 taxes31%

Property tax
30%$41 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$55 thousand

Fines and other28%

Interest, rents and other
28%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Running the government and other costs16%Interest on debt9.7%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%

What stands out

52%

of Greenwald'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
52%$32 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$10 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Interest on debt
9.7%$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Greenwald. 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 Greenwald 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.