City government · Pine County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hinckley took in $8.0 million and spent $6.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, sewer)75%City taxes12%State tax money9.0%Federal tax money1.8%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

75%

of Hinckley'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 taxes12%

Property tax
11%$908 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$43 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$6.0 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; sewer and 3 more
  • Liquor stores$3.7 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$784 thousand
  • Other service charges$198 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$142 thousand

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$720 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%$25 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$105 thousand
Fines
0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

66%

of Hinckley'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
66%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$3.1 million
  • Sewer systems$848 thousand
  • Water supply$515 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$773 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$515 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$245 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$690 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$439 thousand
  • Police$251 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$560 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$560 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$134 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$123 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$87 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$65 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hinckley. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Hinckley 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.