City government · Douglas County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kensington took in $366 thousand and spent $378 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money37%Fines and other23%City taxes15%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)11%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

23%

of Kensington'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 taxes15%

Property tax
15%$55 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$39 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$26 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$45 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$134 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$7 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$85 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking25%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.5%

What stands out

19%

of Kensington'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$110 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$109 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$96 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$96 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$72 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$68 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$44 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.5%$32 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kensington. 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 Kensington 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.