City government · Grant County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Herman took in $837 thousand and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes32%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%State tax money21%Fines and other11%Federal tax money3.6%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

32%

of Herman's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes32%

Property tax
32%$267 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$262 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$95 thousand
  • Water$66 thousand
  • Garbage collection$55 thousand
  • Other service charges$31 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$30 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$176 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$4 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs13%Interest on debt4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%

What stands out

24%

of Herman'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$324 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$151 thousand
  • Sewer systems$111 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$62 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$242 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$238 thousand
  • Airports$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$234 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$195 thousand
  • Police$39 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$136 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$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$50 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$34 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$33 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Herman. 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 Herman 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.