County government · Houston County, MN

Houston County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Houston County took in $29.0 million and spent $32.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes43%State tax money39%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)8.2%Federal tax money7.8%Fines and other1.4%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

39%

of Houston County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes43%

Property tax
43%$12.4 million
Other taxes
0.4%$114 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$114 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.2%

Fees for services
8.2%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$722 thousand
  • Road charges$147 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand
  • Airport$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.8%

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

From the federal government
7.8%$2.3 million

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$11.5 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$16 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$394 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Social services18%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.8%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

18%

of Houston County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$13.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$13.5 million
  • Airports$153 thousand
Social services
18%$5.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5.7 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$5.2 million
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$4.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$530 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$245 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails and police
  • Prisons and jails$2.3 million
  • Police$2.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$912 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$912 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$817 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$817 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$510 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$409 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$409 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$400 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$234 thousand
  • Libraries$166 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Houston County. 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 Houston County 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.