City government · Kandiyohi County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kandiyohi took in $1.2 million and spent $994 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)55%City taxes20%State tax money16%Fines and other6.5%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

55%

of Kandiyohi'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 taxes20%

Property tax
19%$218 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$637 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$276 thousand
  • Water$195 thousand
  • Other service charges$122 thousand
  • Road charges$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$26 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$189 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$75 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%Interest on debt3.9%

What stands out

8.8%

of Kandiyohi's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$461 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$323 thousand
  • Water supply$138 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$185 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$185 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$170 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$169 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$87 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$76 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$52 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$52 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$39 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$22 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kandiyohi. 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 Kandiyohi 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.