City government · Renville County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hector took in $2.4 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes37%Fees for services (sewer, water)29%State tax money20%Federal tax money8.8%Fines and other5.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

8.8%

of Hector's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes37%

Property tax
36%$871 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$700 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$298 thousand
  • Water$184 thousand
  • Other service charges$117 thousand
  • Airport$62 thousand
  • Housing$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.8%

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

From the federal government
8.8%$212 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$471 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$4 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$112 thousand
Fines
0.8%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt10%All other spending9.4%

What stands out

10%

of Hector'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
44%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$735 thousand
  • Water supply$660 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$433 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$226 thousand
  • Airports$207 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$361 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$205 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$98 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$343 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$274 thousand
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$318 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$161 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$157 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$183 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$140 thousand
  • Libraries$43 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$85 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$85 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hector. 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 Hector 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.