City government · Crow Wing County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ironton took in $1.4 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%Fees for services (water, sewer)36%City taxes22%Federal tax money2.1%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

39%

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

City taxes22%

Property tax
21%$295 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$499 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$358 thousand
  • Sewer$97 thousand
  • Garbage collection$38 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$30 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$546 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$24 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

18%

of Ironton's 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$486 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$342 thousand
  • Sewer systems$76 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$68 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$307 thousand
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$224 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$75 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$206 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$206 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$156 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$95 thousand
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ironton. 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 Ironton 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.