City government · Aitkin County, MN

Hill City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hill City took in $1.4 million and spent $896 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)46%City taxes19%Fines and other18%State tax money13%Federal tax money4.7%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

16%

of Hill City'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 taxes19%

Property tax
18%$254 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$656 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$371 thousand
  • Water$192 thousand
  • Other service charges$50 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$68 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$184 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$5 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
16%$234 thousand
Fines
1.3%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

30%

of Hill City's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$280 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$161 thousand
  • Water supply$119 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$265 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$181 thousand
  • Fire protection$84 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$132 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$74 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$50 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$122 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$113 thousand
  • Airports$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$65 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$30 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hill City. 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 Hill City 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.