City government · Dodge County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kasson took in $17.9 million and spent $13.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)64%City taxes21%State tax money8.6%Fines and other3.0%Federal tax money2.3%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

64%

of Kasson'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 taxes21%

Property tax
20%$3.6 million
Other taxes
1.3%$239 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$230 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$11.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 4 more
  • Electric power$4.8 million
  • Other service charges$2.8 million
  • Sewer$2.3 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$324 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$408 thousand

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$1.5 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$136 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$516 thousand
Fines
0.1%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking8.9%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

11%

of Kasson's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$5.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.3 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$875 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$329 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$441 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$71 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$386 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$334 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$291 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$34 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$9 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$53 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kasson. 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 Kasson 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.