Town government · Clay County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Humboldt took in $68 thousand and spent $48 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes68%State tax money32%

What stands out

32%

of Humboldt's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes68%

Property tax
68%$46 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals2.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.1%

What stands out

13%

of Humboldt's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$28 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$12 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Humboldt. 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 Town of Humboldt 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.