City government · Sibley County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Henderson took in $2.0 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)43%City taxes29%State tax money19%Federal tax money4.8%Fines and other4.6%

What stands out

4.8%

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

City taxes29%

Property tax
26%$543 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$43 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$880 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$741 thousand
  • Water$82 thousand
  • Road charges$35 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$99 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$388 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$91 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Running the government and other costs8.4%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Interest on debt5.7%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

65%

of Henderson's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
65%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$293 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$276 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$193 thousand
  • Fire protection$83 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$224 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$106 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$102 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$202 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$202 thousand
Interest on debt
5.7%$151 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$112 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$39 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$88 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
  • Libraries$38 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Henderson. 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 Henderson 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.