City government · Le Sueur County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kasota took in $1.3 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)62%State tax money19%City taxes8.6%Fines and other5.7%Federal tax money2.9%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

62%

of Kasota'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 taxes8.6%

Property tax
6.5%$83 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$20 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$791 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$412 thousand
  • Sewer$124 thousand
  • Other service charges$103 thousand
  • Garbage collection$97 thousand
  • Water$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$37 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$237 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$28 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$71 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%

What stands out

61%

of Kasota'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
61%$741 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$424 thousand
  • Sewer systems$148 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$97 thousand
  • Water supply$72 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$146 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$146 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$141 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$106 thousand
  • Police$35 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$136 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$73 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$54 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$48 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kasota. 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 Kasota 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.