City government · Kittson County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Karlstad took in $1.3 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%City taxes19%Fines and other4.2%Federal tax money3.0%

What stands out

49%

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

City taxes19%

Property tax
19%$249 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$313 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$115 thousand
  • Other service charges$104 thousand
  • Sewer$85 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$39 thousand

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$640 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Interest on debt5.0%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

40%

of Karlstad'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%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$538 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$333 thousand
  • Roads and highways$205 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$298 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$222 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$218 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$160 thousand
  • Sewer systems$54 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$120 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$120 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$68 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$55 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$65 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Karlstad. 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 Karlstad 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.