City government · Koochiching County, MN

International Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), International Falls took in $17.2 million and spent $17.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)32%State tax money30%City taxes26%Fines and other8.9%County and local tax money2.8%

What stands out

30%

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

City taxes26%

Property tax
17%$3.0 million
Sales tax
6.8%$1.2 million
Other taxes
2.2%$375 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$190 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$162 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Road charges$47 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$5.2 million

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$487 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs11%Health and hospitals8.4%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

36%

of International Falls' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$6.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$3.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$651 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$195 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$134 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$850 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.4%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$752 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$402 thousand
  • Libraries$350 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$552 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of International Falls. 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 International Falls 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.