City government · Clay County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hawley took in $9.5 million and spent $14.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, liquor stores)72%State tax money8.4%City taxes7.7%Fines and other7.7%County and local tax money3.0%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

72%

of Hawley'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 taxes7.7%

Property tax
7.4%$705 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$23 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; liquor stores and 6 more
  • Electric power$2.6 million
  • Liquor stores$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Water$508 thousand
  • Garbage collection$358 thousand
  • Sewer$328 thousand
  • Road charges$109 thousand
  • Airport$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$121 thousand

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state
8.4%$801 thousand

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$289 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$721 thousand
Fines
0.1%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt1.5%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

40%

of Hawley'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
40%$5.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.4 million
  • Airports$250 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; liquor stores and 3 more
  • Electric power$2.4 million
  • Liquor stores$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$343 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$314 thousand
  • Water supply$300 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.7 million
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$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$46 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$896 thousand
  • Police$581 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$215 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$214 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$179 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$170 thousand
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$40 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$40 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$25 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hawley. 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 Hawley 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.