City government · Kittson County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kennedy took in $478 thousand and spent $417 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)31%Fines and other24%City taxes23%State tax money19%Federal tax money2.1%

What stands out

24%

of Kennedy's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes23%

Property tax
23%$110 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$150 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$55 thousand
  • Sewer$48 thousand
  • Other service charges$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$10 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$91 thousand

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$115 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

20%

of Kennedy'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$143 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$119 thousand
  • Sewer systems$23 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$131 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$82 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$85 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$85 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.8%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kennedy. 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 Kennedy 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.