City government · Isanti County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Isanti took in $17.5 million and spent $18.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)61%City taxes25%State tax money9.1%Fines and other2.4%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

61%

of Isanti's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes25%

Property tax
21%$3.7 million
Other taxes
4.4%$766 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$399 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$367 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$10.7 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 4 more
  • Liquor stores$6.3 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Road charges$376 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$251 thousand
  • Other service charges$230 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$320 thousand

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$1.6 million

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$391 thousand
Fines
0.2%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

58%

of Isanti'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
58%$10.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$5.0 million
  • Water supply$2.8 million
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Fire protection$308 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$2.4 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$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$601 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$45 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$668 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$668 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$205 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$129 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$76 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Isanti. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Isanti 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.