City government · Houston County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Houston took in $3.4 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%City taxes16%Fines and other3.3%County and local tax money1.6%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

55%

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

City taxes16%

Property tax
16%$542 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$843 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$354 thousand
  • Water$238 thousand
  • Other service charges$137 thousand
  • Garbage collection$102 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$3 thousand

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$1.9 million

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$55 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$113 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities69%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Roads, transit and parking5.8%Running the government and other costs4.4%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

69%

of Houston'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
69%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Water supply$281 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$116 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$423 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$326 thousand
  • Libraries$97 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$267 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$192 thousand
  • Fire protection$75 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$241 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$241 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.4%$184 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$119 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$59 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$86 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$86 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$86 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$63 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Houston. 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 Houston 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.